AfuriKo – African Infused Jazz Duo

AfuriKo's album "Tao" available worldwide!

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Join us at Skuggabaldur (Reykjavík, IS) on June 1-2 Visit the venue's website for more information

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... a tuneful, joyous album that brings about a life-affirming sense of sunshine and light.

- Graham Spry, London Jazz News -
... Tao blends African, Asian, and Western influences into a joyous melting pot of notes and rhythms.

- Bob Hatteau, Improjazz/Jazz à bâbord -
[ AfuriKo’s ] music ... reaches out to audiences through its warmth, humanity, skill, and a sense of rhythmic and harmonic adventure.

- Jez Matthews, UK Jazz Promoter of the Year (2018 Parliamentary Jazz Awards) -
... deep rhythms, world-spanning percussion and any tone an electric piano can make. [...] from hypnotic to downright psychedelic...

- Geno Thackara, All About Jazz -
AfuriKo’s new music really flies in the face of jazz, opening up your ears to a world of possibilities.

- Carol Banks Weber, Festival Peak -
A truly unique experience that was magical. You must catch their show!

- Rafik Cezanne, NYC saxophonist and flautist -
[ These ] guys have a special, creative connection and a unified voice.

- Laszlo Gardony, jazz pianist and composer -
... the magic of their music slowly took over the venue. [...] Their synchronization [ and ] captivating dedication [...] hooked the audience to them.

- HNS, The Himalayan Times -
AfuriKo is an absolutely atypical duo. [...] I urge you to discover them and slowly enter their world.

- M. M., Afrique Asie -