Providence World Music Presents Kotoko Brass

July 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Providence World Music Presents Kotoko Brass

Saturday, July 25, 6-8 PM
RWP Boathouse Lawn

Please join us for a celebration of Ghana traditional modern music from the amazing group Kotoko Brass based out of Cambridge/ Boston. RSVP for the free event here.

We are thrilled to welcome Kotoko Brass back to Providence to perform live music.

About Kotoko Brass:

Inspired by the traditional drum rhythms of Ghana, Kotoko Brass has created a unique, joyful, and improvisational style of West African dance music described by the Boston Globe as“propulsive, infectious party music”. The drums provide the heart and soul of Kotoko Brass —merging syncopated African percussion polyrhythms with hard-hitting dance grooves on the drumset. The horns blend traditional sounds of New Orleans with the famous West African brass band sound heard from Ghana to Nigeria, and the keyboard, guitar, and bass evoke classicAfrican and Caribbean styles of highlife, afrobeat, and reggae. A celebratory and energetic synthesis of music, people, and cultures from around the world, Kotoko Brass features musicians from Ghana, Antigua, Japan, and the United States playing together in unity. Kotoko Brass has shared the stage with Angelique Kidjo, Red Baraat, Femi Kuti, the California Honeydrops, Vieux Farka Toure, Innov Gnawa, Take 6, the Boston Pops, Rubblebucket, and more.

Learn more:

Kete Unity – OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

https://youtu.be/MDTWrGqc2S0?si=ZyOGrvvnsXNRpOqQ

Kotoko Brass – The Years of the Quiet Sun

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Venue

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