Watch Kokoroko live at MONK Club, Rome on November 1, 2019. Live performance video from my personal concert archive.
kokoroko oye asem – Live Performance Details
Performance Details
Concert Date: November 1st, 2019 (Friday, 11:00 PM)
Venue: MONK Club (Sala Teatro), Rome – Rome Jazz Festival 2019
Event: Double bill with HIC. + Kokoroko (sold out)
Band Lineup (8-piece):
– Sheila Maurice-Grey – trumpet
– Cassie Kinoshi – alto saxophone
– Richie Seivewright – trombone
– Mutale Chashi – bass
– Toban Adenalike-Johnson – guitar
– Yohan Kebede – keyboards
– Onome Ighamre – percussion
– Ayo Salawu – drums
About Kokoroko: Name means “to be strong” in Yoruba. London-based band blending afrobeat and West African influences with soul and spiritual jazz. Founded by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey in 2014.
Label: Brownswood Recordings (Gilles Peterson)
Special Notes: Sold out performance. Encore was cover of “Oye Asem” by Pat Thomas. Gilles Peterson’s interest positioned them as next big thing in British nu-jazz.
This video is part of “My Gigs (I was there!)” collection by m.cammuso.it. A visual and sonic record of the best live performances personally recorded during concerts.
Official Links
Artist Website: Kokoroko This page archives kokoroko rome jazz festival 2019 in my live concert collection.
Instagram: https://instagram.com/kokoroko_
Label Website: Brownswood Recordings
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