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Kotoja

Band, US
Singer / Musician / Composer of R&B/Soul and Folk

A multicultural collaboration between Nigerian and American musicians, Kotoja is led by award-winning bassist, vocalist, and composer Ken Okulolo. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the 14-piece group creates an uplifting sound rooted in West African Highlife, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, soul music, and rhythm & blues.

     
Members
PortraitKenny Brooks
sax, ts US
PortraitMarty Wehner
tb
PortraitAvi Bortnick
g, sampler *1963 US
PortraitPeck Allmond
tr, ts *1962 US
Joe Brigandi
perc
PortraitElouise Burrell
bvoc, voc
PortraitBabá Ken Okulolo
bvoc *1950 NG
Jeff Essex
key
Julian Gerstin
perc
Paul Hanson
ts, as
Chisa Tayari
bvoc
Danjuma Adamu
g, bvoc
Jasmine Walker
bvoc
Lemuel Barrow
perc

Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Best ofBabá Ken Okulolo & Kotoja2006Album
The Super Sawalé CollectionKotoja1994Compil.
SawaléKotoja1992Album
Freedom Is What Everybody NeedsKotoja1991Album
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