03/02/2023
🤩 AFURIKO spielt am kommenden Donnerstag, 9.2.23 ab 20.00 Uhr im ZumEck. Wir werden umhüllt von african infused Jazz 🙌💃
“… Tao blends African, Asian, and Western influences into a joyous melting pot of notes and rhythms.”
– Bob Hatteau, Improjazz
AfuriKo is an African infused jazz duo comprised of percussionist Akiko Horii and pianist/keyboardist Jim Funnell. Like a modern-day griot, they celebrate traditional heritage from around the world through the prism of soul-soothing rhythms and shimmering harmonies. On stage, Jim and Akiko engage in a quasi-telepathic dialogue. The ancestral stories of the djembe, integrated into a full hand percussion set alongside congas and cajon, blend seamlessly with the modern colours of the acoustic piano, electric keyboards, and synth bass. Their third opus Tao (2019), successfully funded on Kickstarter and released to critical acclaim with reviews on London Jazz News, All About Jazz, and Festival Peak, is a shamanic jazz journey from ancestral Africa to NYC, steeped in deep grooves with shades of Funk, Pop, Reggae, Bulgarian, and Enka music. The duo was featured on Congahead and has toured extensively in the UK (London Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott’s), the United States (ShapeShifter Lab), Japan (Kanazawa Jazz Street), France (Sunset-Sunside, Le Ba**er Salé), Iceland (Skuggabaldur), Belgium (JAZZ), Switzerland (Territet & Co.), Uruguay (Jazz a la Calle), Germany (JazzLab), Holland (Theater Vrijburcht), Nepal (Jazzmandu), and South Korea (Jazz Alley).
Erfahrt hier mehr:
https://afuriko.com
Wir freuen uns auf euch!