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Tao

by AfuriKo

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  • Streaming + Download

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a 4 panel digipack with matte UV coating, featuring wonderful artwork by Margaux Couet.

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  • Poster/Print + Digital Album

    Comes in A2 format with glossy finish and features wonderful artwork by Margaux Couet.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tao via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    edition of 15 
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  • Sheet Music + Digital Album

    A digital download of the sheet music (all 9 tracks) professionally copied using music notation software.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tao via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
A Step in the Storm 05:27
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2.
Oleleko 04:56
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3.
Rainbow Snake 06:19
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4.
Kassai 03:55
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5.
Up in the Air 06:09
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6.
Adzolowoe 05:13
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7.
Trace of Peach 06:04
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8.
In B Town 06:12
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9.
Sunnyside 05:19
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A jazz journey from ancestral Africa to NYC, steeped in deep grooves with shades of Funk, Pop, Reggae, Bulgarian, and Enka music.

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released April 20, 2019

Akiko Horii - percussion
Jim Funnell - piano, keyboards

All tracks composed by AfuriKo except Kassai, written by Taiji Nakamura and Ou Yoshida, arranged by AfuriKo.

Recorded and mixed by Charles Frossard at Studio MESA (Soignolles-en-Brie, France) in January, June, and July 2018.

Mastered by Andy ‘Hippy’ Baldwin at Metropolis Studios (London, UK) in November and December 2018.

Artwork by Margaux Couet.
Photography by Diana and Ray Xecu.
Graphic design by Akiko Horii.

Produced by AfuriKo.
www.afuriko.com
© & ℗ AfuriKo 2019. ASCAP/SACEM. All rights reserved.

contact: www.afuriko.com / booking.afuriko@gmail.com

AfuriKo would like to thank Laurent Maget, Charles Frossard, Chris Hayward, Margaux Couet, Diana & Ray Xecu, and Andy ‘Hippy’ Baldwin for their invaluable creative, artistic, and technical contributions to this recording and artwork.

Very special thanks also go to our fans, friends, and families, who generously participated in our Kickstarter campaign, joining us on the wonderful journey of making this music tangible.

For a full list of backers, please visit: www.afuriko.com/tao-backers.

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AfuriKo Paris, France

Like a modern-day griot, AfuriKo celebrates traditional heritage from around the world through the prism of spellbinding rhythms and eccentric harmonies. Since 2011, they have performed in 12 different countries across 3 continents. Their latest opus, Tao, is a shamanic jazz journey from ancestral Africa to NYC, steeped in deep grooves with shades of Funk, Pop, Reggae, Bulgarian, and Enka music. ... more

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