Ayetoro
Afro-beat
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"Ayetoro"
Accra/Lagos/London,
Nigeria
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| Member Since | 3/10/2006 | | Band Website | ayetoro.com | | Band Members |
Funsho Ogundipe- Electric and Acoustic Pianos
Shabaka hutchings- Clarinet, Bass clarinet and tenor saxophone
Siisi Frank-Drums
Pharoah russell-Drums
King Isa Amodu Falna-Electric Bass
Nick Cohen-Electric Bass
Sunday-Percussion
Angela Al Hucima -percussion
Byron Wallen-Trumpets
Muyiwa Kunnuji-Trumpets
Long John- Trumpets
Eli -Trombone
Sarah Watson-Trombone
Kofi Karikari-Tenor Saxophone
Seth Paris-Alto Saxophone
Jason Hill-Visuals | | Influences | Fela Kuti, Ayi Kwei Armah , Miles Davis , Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Haruna Ishola, Donald Fagen, Gilberto Gil, Sun Ra. | | Record Label | Flying Monkeys productions UK Ltd | | Type of Label | Indie |
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| About Ayetoro |
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Ayetoro ("world of peace" in Yoruba) is the 9-piece band/vehicle for live performances of the music of Nigerian composer and pianist Funsho Ogundipe. Although influenced by Afrofuturist big band projects such as Sun Ra's Arkestra, Miles Davis's electric groups and Fela Kuti's various outfits, Ayetoro is no mere funk-jazz-Afrobeat revival band. Their last album, the acclaimed Omo Obokun: The Afrobeat Chronicles Vol.2 (which features the hit song "Revenge of the Flying Monkeys") illustrates their commitment to producing forward-sounding music. The collective's members, all established musicians in Lagos, Accra and London, get together for performance and recording projects. In accordance with the Felasophy of only performing works-in-progress, Ayetoro never perform pre-recorded music: they work on new songs, perform them and once recorded never perform them again.
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