London-based 8-piece band Kokoroko release their long-awaited debut album Could We Be More (2022) via Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. Could We Be More (2022) is an expansive and ambitious album that speaks to the force of Kokoroko. Each song possesses the energy which so naturally underpins the heartbeat of Kokoroko’s identity - deftly moving through… Continue lendo KOKOROKO – Could We Be More [fvll albvm] (2022)
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KOKOROKO Afrobeat Collective – Colonial Mentality | Sofar London
Kokoroko Afrobeat Collective performing "Colonial Mentality" at Sofar London on July 29th, 2016. Sofar Sounds connects artists and music-lovers around the world through intimate shows in unique venues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUnKDK1iklo Sofar Sounds transforms everyday spaces - like a living room or retail shop - and turns it into a captivating venue for secret, live shows, creating… Continue lendo KOKOROKO Afrobeat Collective – Colonial Mentality | Sofar London
KOKOROKO – Self-titled EP (2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8jHwinJRyQ&t=628s TRACKS: AdwaTi-DeUmanAbusey Junction BAND MEMBERS: Alto Saxophone, Vocals - Cassie KinoshiBass - Mutale ChashiDrums – Ayo SalawuGuitar – Oscar JeromeKeyboards - Yohan KebedePercussion - Onome Ighamre EdgeworthTrombone, Vocals - Richie SeivwrightTrumpet, Vocals - Sheila Maurice-Grey *Label: Brownswood
KOKOROKO – Adwa | Live @ Jazz in Marciac (2019)
Jazz in Marciac (JIM) is a jazz festival that takes place over a period of three weeks, usually from late July to mid-August in Marciac, Occitania, France. The first festival took place in 1978. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8b4PgaQ8-4 Kokoroko (stylised as KOKOROKO) is a London-based eight-piece musical group led by Sheila Maurice-Grey, playing a fusion of Jazz and… Continue lendo KOKOROKO – Adwa | Live @ Jazz in Marciac (2019)
KOKOROKO – Carry Me Home live at the Royal Albert Hall (BBC Proms 2020)
Kokoroko (stylised as KOKOROKO) is a London-based eight-piece musical group led by Sheila Maurice-Grey, playing a fusion of Jazz and Afrobeat. In February 2019 they were named "ones to watch" by the Guardian, after their track "Abusey Junction" garnered 23 million views on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLzS8IELSYA In February 2020 they won Best Group at the Urban… Continue lendo KOKOROKO – Carry Me Home live at the Royal Albert Hall (BBC Proms 2020)
KOKOROKO – Rhythm Section with Beefeater
Kokoroko (stylised as KOKOROKO) is a London-based eight-piece musical group led by Sheila Maurice-Grey, playing a fusion of Jazz and Afrobeat. In February 2019 they were named "ones to watch" by the Guardian, after their track "Abusey Junction" garnered 23 million views on YouTube. In February 2020 they won Best Group at the Urban Music… Continue lendo KOKOROKO – Rhythm Section with Beefeater
KOKOROKO – We Out Here | Online & On Air (August)
Um dos grupos mais quentes da cena de Londres, a fusão de Afrobeat com Jazz moderno do Kokoroko é um prato cheio pra que gosta de swing. A cena Jazz de UK está em plena ebulição criativa. O ano de 2018 representou uma grande mudança no cenário, principalmente em termos de difusão sonora, com grupos… Continue lendo KOKOROKO – We Out Here | Online & On Air (August)