AFRI-KOKOA is a London-based monthly art-club and a creative forum for artists that are influenced and inspired directly by modern African cultures to create new Afro-fusions. defn: “music + art + creativity.”

The FONTANELLES are a new 10-piece band, featuring players from the jazz, afrobeat and dub/reggae scenes in London. Having played with the likes of Mulatu Astatké, Johnny Clarke, Chartwell Dutiro, Cinematic Orchestra, Zero 7, Roberto Pla, Plan B and many more, the band formed whilst playing for the FELA! musical at the National Theatre.

'a terrific 12 piece band who intensify the music's seductively repetitive rhythms' The Independent

'the on stage band works up a storm as they pound through Fela Kuti's hits to electrifying effect'
The Metro

The Fontanelles are;
Robin Hopcraft: Trumpet
Idris Rahman: Saxophone
Tamar Osborn: Baritone Sax
Harry Brown: Trombone
Jon Gingell: Guitar
Laurence Corns: Guitar
Nick Ramm: Keyboards
Leon Brichard: Bass
Saleem Rahman: Drums
Hugh Wilkinson: Percussion
Satin Singh: Percussion

AFRI-KOKOA are:

Steven Bonner aka. DJ Baggy (Co-founder/Creative Director/DJ/Percussonist)
Peter Adjaye aka. DJ AJ Kwame (Co-founder/DJ/Producer/Musician)
AFRI-KOKOA aims to explore the creative fusions of music and art reflective of the cultural collisions of Africa and its Diaspora as expressed in modern Afro-culture; ranging from art, music, poetry, storytelling and dance to painting, film, fashion and craft.

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