On Tour
Kokoroko
Jazz
The next Kokoroko concert is scheduled for Monday, July 21, 2025 at KKL Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland. See all 23 upcoming concerts
About Kokoroko
Hometown
London, England
Formed
2014
Genre
Jazz
A London-based collective, Kokoroko's sound straddles contemporary jazz-funk, Afrobeat, neo-soul, and West African highlife. Arriving as youngsters on the London scene, their kinetic, polyrhythmic, "live" sound offered spirited interplay between soulful horns, rumbling percussion, chunky guitars, thrumming basses, jagged keyboards, and chorus vocals. Gilles Peterson showcased "Abusey Junction" as the closing track on his London scene overview We Out Here in 2018. Their reputation spread due to their explosive, edifying live show. The cut was also included on their eponymous, globally acclaimed four-track debut EP the following year. A pair of singles -- "Carry Me Home" and "Baba Ayoola" -- appeared in 2020. Could We Be More, their debut long-player, arrived in August 2022 on Brownswood. The group delivered the remix EP Get the Message in 2024. Following a long period of writing and rehearsing, Kokoroko returned to the studio and emerged with Tuff Times Never Last in July 2025.
Members of Kokoroko include, or have included, Mutale Chashi, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Oscar Jerome, Yohan Kebede, Cassie Kinoshi, Richie Seivwright, Ayo Salawu, and Ms Maurice.
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