About Ariwo
Hometown
London, England
Born
2015
Genre
Electronic
Their name Yoruban for "noise," Ariwo program and play twisting and expansive rhythms that draw from the members' Iranian and Cuban backgrounds. Based in London, England, the band is led by Pouya Ehsaei, an experimental electronic artist who has released material on the Entr'acte label. Percussionist Oreste Noda, organizer of Cuban party crew Sambroso Sambroso, previously recorded with Gecko Turner, Graham Coxon, and the Rhythmagic Orchestra, among other acts. Hammadi Valdés, also a percussionist, can be heard on Chucho Valdés' Latin Grammy-winning New Conceptions. Trumpeter Yelfris Valdés, a member of Sierra Maestra, has taken part in sessions that yielded albums for Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band, Daymé Arocena, and Yussef Kamaal. The quartet appeared in December 2015 with a performance recorded in London by the broadcasting platform Boiler Room. Following additional dates in the U.K. and Cuba, their first studio work, a self-titled four-track album, arrived in May 2017 through the Manana label. ~ Andy Kellman
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