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YOKA

YOKA Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Experimental / Other / Tropical

    Location The Capital, London and South East, UK

    Profile Views: 16331

    Last Login: 12/22/2009

    Member Since 9/9/2006

    Record Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    Just a little about US. YOKA (meaning 'listen' in Congolese) is a London-based group of young talented artists who share the aim of switching up the UK music scene for the better. We feel the bar of musical integrity needs raising FAR above and beyond where it's currently resting, it's not right or fair! We're a new band-our sound is fresh, and we just looking forward to bringing some more interesting flavours to the table. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON MATERIAL, will post some stuff up soon...hold tight! .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    Miles James (Guitar, Guitar synth) Street Journalist (MC, Vocals) Naomi Jasmine (Vocals) Ben Burrell (Keys, Synth) Kareem Dayes (E.Bass, Cello) Alex Bourt (Drums, Percussion, MPC) Santi Rieser (Percussion, art, on his toes)

  • Influences

    .. .. .. .. .. Apart from that....World music is the one if you neva knew. People we're feelin' collectively....Fela, Oumou Sangare, Jimmy Dludlu, Joe Zawinal, Prince, James Brown, Miles (Davis), Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, George Clinton-Parliament, EWF, Cameo, Slave, Gil Scott Heron, Bob Marley, Ms Ndegeocello, Robert Glasper-Chris Dave, Steve Coleman-Nelson Veras, Sun Ra, OutKast, JAY DEE-Slum Vill, J-Davey, Sa-Ra, 9th wonder, Foreign Exchange, Pharrell, Shuggie Otis, Dwele, D'Angelo, Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, Erykah-J.Scott, Talib Kweli, ?uestlove-The Roots, Buena Vista Social Club, Richard Bona, Jaco, Kirk Franklin, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Hendrix, Bobby McFerrin...There's ALOT of cats on Homesoil who we're feelin'.....Soweto Kinch, David Okumu/Jade Fox, Robin Mullarkey, Robert Mitchell, ESKA, Jazz Jamaica, Fire Collective, Basement Jaxx, 4Hero, Nitin Swaney, Bugz inda Attic/whole West London movement, Gilles Peterson, Norman J, Yeah.. list diverse goes on...and on..

  • Sounds Like

    We like it... iz nice

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