On the show this time, it’s jazz, it's Afrobeat, it’s KOKOROKO. KOKOROKO is a big band - 7 musicians - brought together by trumpeter and vocalist Sheila Maurice-Grey and percussionist and co-musical director Onome Edgeworth.  They started the band partly because they both believe in the importance of Afrobeat.  It encompasses a cultural legacy of politics, activism, community, and also serves as collective memory.  It’s extra important to the children of dual heritage, to the Africans living in London, and to all the people who yearn for connection to their roots.  Their track “Abusey Junction” blew up on the internet after its release on a compilation of new London jazz.  Their latest release is the EP Get the Message, available on Brownswood Recordings.

Recorded October 23, 2024

1. Higher
2. My Prayer
3. Tojo
4. Ti-de

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