Kokoroko - Could We Be More - Import CD

Credits:

Kokoroko

Description:

Kokoroko, a true force on the UK jazz scene, releases its long-awaited debut album! London-based 8-piece band Kokoroko won the "Best Group Award" at the Urban Music Awards in 2020, and their performances at Glastonbury Festival, Meltdown Festival, and many other festivals have been critically acclaimed, They have received high praise from various international media outlets, including Loud & Quiet, Rolling Stone, Crack, and Clash, and have released their long-awaited debut album, "Could We Be More," on Giles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings. " Could We Be More" is an ambitious album that sees the band develop their musicality further than ever before.The 15 songs, which move deftly between Afrobeat, highlife, soul, and funk, are heavily influenced and inspired by the West African and Caribbean music of the band members' upbringing, and this album is a perfect example of how high-level the London improvised music scene really is. This album is a perfect example of the high level of London's improvised music scene. Their work is both references to the past and new, resonant, and wholly original, and the band embodies the coming boom of the UK's crossover scene.

Tracklisting:

1.Tojo
2.Blue Robe (pt.i)
3.EwA InA
4.Age Of Ascent
5.Dide OA
6.Soul Searching
7.We Give Thanks
8.Those Good Times
9.Reprise
10.War Dance
11.Interlude
12.HomeA
13.Something's Going On
14.Outro
15.Blue Robe (pt.ii)