Kokoroko – Baba Ayoola
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“Baba Ayoola”, released in November 2020, was written as a tribute to the grandfather of Kokoroko’s alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi and is “an invitation to celebrate life.” It’s their their first single since the sublime “Carry Me Home” in February of the same year.
Opening with the elevating vocal harmonies of the front women, […]
Kokoroko – Tuff Times Never Last
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London-based octet Kokoroko announced their second studio album “Tuff Times Never Last”, a nod to nostalgia and endurance, with the release of “Sweetie” a few weeks ago, first new music since their EP “Get The Message.” The album is now available!
“Tuff Times Never Last” is a spirited and vibrant collection of songs […]
Kokoroko – Something is Going On
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The London-based jazz collective Kokoroko released a new track exploring health crisis immobility: “Something is Going On”.
Inspired by the enforced stillness and unsettling existential crises collectively experienced through this ongoing global pandemic. The song opens with a twinkling promise of a new era, an ethereal sensation that escapes reality, suddenly drumrolls and crashes, [...]
Kokoroko – We Give Thanks
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8-piece band Kokoroko released their long-awaited debut album “Could We Be More” in August 2022. Could We Be More 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 afrobeat, highlife, soul, and funk across […]
Kokoroko - Sweetie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDrS1qrHllE
London-based octet announce their second studio album, Tuff Times Never Last, with the release of “Sweetie.”
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Fela Kuti – Expensive Shit
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The song refers to an incident in 1974 in which the Nigerian police planted a hemp joint on Fela Kuti in order to arrest him for narcotics charges. As the police converged upon his compound, Fela ate the joint. He was taken to a police station, so that they could “test” him for THC the […]
The album, released in 1975, also contains "Water No Get Enemy", based on a Yoruba proverb.
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Emi Aluta
Live session in Rio de Janeiro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLiMys0Ddlg
"The track is a frenetic ode to the spirit of the struggle against bad political leadership."
From latest album ‘Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)’
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Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra
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Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra (WAO) push their own sound, rooted in Lagos while adding their own unique flavors.
Formed in 2012, the 10-piece band consists of musicians that have worked and collaborated with each other in different projects ranging from Rock, Jazz, Folk, Reggae and Funk in the ever-evolving and musically diverse underground music scene in […]
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