London based 8-piece band Kokoroko, released their long-awaited debut album Could We Be More via Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings last August. The heartbeat of the album resides in London, whilst evoking both Afrobeat and the majestic orchestral soul of 70s Harlem, equal parts the raw guitar of King Sunny Ade and the lush orchestrated horns of Donald Byrd and more.
Taking their name from an Orobo word meaning ‘to be strong’, London’s afrobeat collective Kokoroko more than sonically live up to their name. Kokoroko are a leading force of the London jazz community.
