Onome Edgeworth, Kokoroko‘s band chief and percussionist, informed us: “Up till in the present day, I believed, ‘No likelihood. That is going to go horribly incorrect.’ ” It isn’t unusual for bands to come back into our house with doubts. Nonetheless, in Edgeworth’s case, the insecurities had been rapidly shed: the NPR crowd gave “good vibes” and, extra importantly, this younger group of British musicians is simply so naturally proficient.
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, converse on to what many individuals are going by way of proper now, but in addition convey a radical mission to decide on pleasure. Musically, Kokoroko takes an enormous leap and exhibits extra confidence within the members’ particular person and harmonic vocal ranges. On songs like “Collectively We Are” and “Concept 5 (Name My Identify),” they’re merely going for it and nailing it. On the Desk, their fusion of funk, jazz, Afrobeats and R&B provide a magically singular expertise.
SET LIST
- “By no means Misplaced”
- “Collectively We Are”
- “Concept 5 (Name My Identify)”
- “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 Crew: Maia Stern, Josh Newell
- Collection Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Government Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Government Director: Sonali Mehta
- Collection Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton
