Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra

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When:
December 6, 2012 @ 20:00 – December 7, 2012 @ 04:00
2012-12-06T20:00:00+00:00
2012-12-07T04:00:00+00:00
Where:
Gaia Live
Doxis 5 & Salaminos
Thessaloniki 546 25
Greece
Cost:
Discounted 10€, General Admission 12€
Contact:
+30 2310 513654
Music
afrobeat funk jazz

Kokolo, also known as the Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, is an American Afrobeat band from the Lower East Side of New York City, formed in 2001 by songwriter/producer Ray Lugo. Along with The Daktaris and Antibalas, they form part of the early New York Afrobeat scene that ignited the genre’s current global revival.

Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra have evolved into a mass production machine of recordings and live performances resulting in having more than 50 albums and hundreds of live performances around the world, with the most important the one at the legendary Montreal Jazz Festival and at Glastonbury, having also shared the stage with well known artists such as Isaac Hayes, James Brown, and Roy Ayers and others like Roots Manuva, Pete Rock etc.

Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra
“Wildly enjoyable…the sound of Fela Kuti meeting The Clash at a late-70’s Hip Hop Jam in Spanish Harlem” – The New York Times
“Superb Afro-beat outfit” – Time Out London
“A powerhouse live act…Kokolo have established their own brand of afrobeat” – Straight No Chaser
“Funk for the 21st Century” – Eddie Piller (Q Radio)
“By far one of the best afrobeat bands around…these kind of tracks are what make the Turntables on the Hudson crowd go crazy” – Houston Beats
“A genius Afrobeat-meets-Latin blend” – Tunes (U.K.)
“An amazing new sound from Kokolo — one that takes their Afro Funk groove, and turns it on a host of James Brown classics — all with a result that’s completely unique!”– Dusty Groove (USA)

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