Onome Edgeworth, Kokoroko‘s band chief and percussionist, advised us: “Up till right now, I assumed, ‘No likelihood. That is going to go horribly fallacious.’ ” It is not unusual for bands to come back into our house with doubts. Nonetheless, in Edgeworth’s case, the insecurities have been shortly shed: the NPR crowd gave “good vibes” and, extra importantly, this younger group of British musicians is simply so naturally gifted.
The timing could not be higher for this Tiny Desk. The themes and motivation behind Kokoroko’s newest album, Tuff Occasions By no means Final, communicate on to what many individuals are going via proper now, but additionally convey a radical mission to decide on pleasure. Musically, Kokoroko takes an enormous leap and reveals extra confidence within the members’ particular person and harmonic vocal ranges. On songs like “Collectively We Are” and “Thought 5 (Name My Title),” they’re merely going for it and nailing it. On the Desk, their fusion of funk, jazz, Afrobeats and R&B supply a magically singular expertise.
SET LIST
- “By no means Misplaced”
- “Collectively We Are”
- “Thought 5 (Name My Title)”
- “Sweetie”
MUSICIANS
- Sheila Maurice-Gray: vocals, trumpet
- Noushy Nanguy: vocals, trombone
- Onome Edgeworth: percussion
- Duane “Hurcs” Atherley: bass, background vocals
- Tobi Adenaike: guitar, background vocals
- Yohan Kebede: keys, background vocals
- Joel “JC” Clarke: drums
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Bobby Carter
- Director/Editor: Kara Body
- Audio Technical Director: Josephine Nyounai
- Host/Collection Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Kara Body, Joshua Bryant, Sofia Seidel, Grace Raver
- Audio Engineer: Valentina Rodriquez Sanchez
- Manufacturing Assistant: Dhanika Pineda
- Tiny Desk Workforce: Maia Stern, Josh Newell
- Collection Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Government Director: Sonali Mehta
- Collection Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
