When a band is called The Souljazz Orchestra, there is a certain expectation to uphold that name and to provide a sound that accompanies such a title; this band accomplishes just that and more. Hailing from Ottawa, The Souljazz Orchestra combine jazz, funk, African and Latin music while touching on politics and spirituality. Think - James Brown meets up with Tito Puente and they all hook up to jam at Fela Kuti's house.
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Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, is an American Afrobeat band from the Lower East Side of New York City, formed in 2001 by songwriter/producer Ray Lugo. Along with The Daktaris and Antibalas, they form part of the early New York Afrobeat scene that ignited the genre’s current global revival. ==Name Origin== The band's name, (pronounced kohːkohːloh), was taken from a 1970's term used in Spanish Harlem and parts of the Caribbean, often as a pejorative, to describe Latinos of African descent who were fans of Afro music.
This name refers to at least two bands: (1) The original Black Mirrors were a Nigerian rock band in the 1970s. Their recordings are featured in anthologies of Nigerian music from that era, and their song "The World Ends" inspired the title of the acclaimed Soundway anthology, "The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria." (2) The Black Mirrors are a garage punk quartet from Stoke on Trent, taking influence from Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, MC5, Eighties Matchbox and other sinister purveyors of dark melancholia.
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