#femi koleoso

[damonalbarn]

Coachella, Weekend 1 – J Appiah, Damon Albarn, Femi Koleoso, Seye Adelekan photos by Blair B Brown x Gorillaz

[songspiral]

"R.L.M" by MRCY

[ceevee5]

“In the northern suburb of Ikeja, tucked away amid warehouses and factories, is the home of that sound, the New Afrika Shrine. This cavernous auditorium, with its corrugated metal roof and walls drained of their colour by years of humidity, is a reincarnation of the musical home of Fela Kuti, whose Afrobeat style – defined in part by the polyrhythmic drumming of Tony Allen – pointed the way to today’s Afrobeats sound. Although he died in 1997, Kuti’s life and influence are celebrated with Felabration, an annual week-long festival of music, art and politics. Ezra Collective, one of the most exciting bands to come out of Britain in years, have been invited to grace the stage at the Shrine for this year’s festival. It is more like a pilgrimage than a normal gig. Bandleader and drummer Femi Koleoso arrives at the venue by 2pm looking excited and tired: “I went back to the studio with some local musicians last night so didn’t get much sleep.” It must have been a late one as he was still dancing on the side of the stage to Made Kuti, grandson of Fela, at 1am. Clearly, he was determined not to waste a minute of the trip.”

[snobgoblin]

happy birthday to the real Gorillaz drummer, Femi Koleoso!!

[depressedraisin]

hold on a fucking minute. why did it take me this long to figure out that femi koleoso of ezra collective and the drummer of gorillaz live band is the same person.

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

New Audio: Ezra Collective Shares Swaggering "Streets is Calling" feat. M.anifest and Moonchild Sanelly

New Audio: Ezra Collective Shares Swaggering "Streets is Calling" feat. M.anifest and Moonchild Sanelly @EzraCollective @manifestive @Moonsanelly @partisanrecords @brykitch @AbbeyRoad

Acclaimed London-based jazz/hip-hop outfit Ezra Collective — Femi Koleoso (drums), TJ Koleoso (bass), Joe Armon-Jones (keys), Ife Ogunjobi (trumpet) and James Mollison (tenor saxophone) — can trace their origins back to when they met at Gary Crosby’s Tomorrow’s Warriors, a jazz music education and artist development program committed to championing diversity, inclusion and equality across the…

[ontherisedjacademy]

Ezra Collective Mixmag Set

As is my standard practice, I poured through a load of sets on Soundcloud to find something for this blog. In the end, it came down to this mix by Ezra Collective or to be more precise, bandleader Femi Koleoso for Mixmag, a tribute to Fela Kuti. As Femi states in the Mixmag feature: A mix inspired by the man who makes us dance like no other, Fela Kuti. His influence and DNA runs through every…

[fred-the-curator]

Ezra Collective - God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (ft. Yazmin Lacey)

Ezra Collective - God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (ft. Yazmin Lacey) D'abord, Ezra Collective. Ce groupe londonien, c'est un véritable tourbillon de jazz, d'afrobeat et de hip-hop. Composé de Femi Koleoso à la batterie, TJ Koleoso à la basse, Joe Armon-Jones aux claviers, Dylan Jones à la trompette et James Mollison au saxophone, Ezra Collective, c'est l'énergie pure et la créativité à l'état brut. Ces gars-là, ils pourraient te faire danser même sur la sonnerie de ton réveil.   Et puis, il y a Yazmin Lacey. Cette chanteuse britannique, c'est comme une brise douce par une chaude journée d'été. Avec sa voix suave et ses mélodies envoûtantes, Yazmin Lacey te transporte dans un univers où chaque note est une caresse pour les oreilles. Elle a ce don pour te faire ressentir chaque mot, chaque émotion, comme si elle te chantait directement à l'oreille. Alors, si vous voulez voir ce que ça donne quand le jazz rencontre la soul et que la magie opère, foncez mater le clip "God Gave Me Feet For Dancing". Ezra Collective et Yazmin Lacey, c'est du lourd, et ce morceau va direct dans votre playlist "Pour se sentir bien". Allez, enjoy et à la prochaine pour plus de pépites musicales ! via Blogger https://ift.tt/FNcWkwA June 28, 2024 at 12:00PM

[rich4a1]

EDY FOREY CULTURE TODAY

EDY FOREY CULTURE TODAY So Soul Records Guilhem Forey, keyboards/piano/Fender Rhodes/composer/synth bass/vocals/miscellaneous BG vocals; Edy Szewy, vocals/lyricist/sampling; Tom Gordon, drums/percussions; Femi Koleoso, Isac Jamba, Jonathan Tuitt & Seiya Osaka, drums;  Leonn Meade, drums/BG vocals;  Adam King, Andrew Robb & Luca Alemanno, double bass; Sharay Reed, Michael League & Dean Mark,…

[ciaranmcentee]

# the Joy in life

[techdex]

Femi Koleoso of Ezra Collective: 'I don't think it's the first jazz record that has been worthy of the prize'

https://echoingwalls.com/blog/femi-koleoso-of-ezra-collective-i-dont-think-its-the-first-jazz-record-that-has-been-worthy-of-the-prize/

Femi Koleoso of Ezra Collective: 'I don't think it's the first jazz record that has been worthy of the prize'

Femi Koleoso spoke to Matt Wilkinson following Ezra Collective’s win at the 2023 Mercury Prize. Femi discussed being congratulated …

[damonalbarn]

Gorillaz in Orlando

photos by Phil DeSimone [full gallery]

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'Mine, Mind.' Louis Vuitton 200 Visionaries with Femi Koleoso by Jeremy Valender

[buymycomics]

Ezra Collective, Where I'm Meant To Be, Double Orange Vinyl, LP, Partisan Records, 2022

Ezra Collective, Where I'm Meant To Be, Double Orange Vinyl LP, Partisan Records 2022 The group consists of Femi Koleoso (who also drums for Gorillaz). This is the limited #orange double #vinyl limited edition. #ezracollective #vinyl #recordsforsale #jazz