Ibibio Sound Machine: Momentum
We are extremely grateful for the opportunity PRS Foundation and their partners have granted us to realise our creative vision. Thanks to the funding, we will be able to record our new album in a proper studio and make it sound how we imagine it. We can’t wait to release it next year!
Biog:
Fronted by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West-African funk & disco and modern post-punk & electro. Weird and wonderful folk stories, recounted to Eno by her family as a child in her mother’s Ibibio tongue, form the creative fabric from which the band’s unique musical tapestry is woven. Evocative Nigerian poetic imagery set against an edgy Afro-Electronic soundscape gives the band a unique space within the current wave of modern Afrocentric sounds sweeping across the globe.
Following their debut album release in mid 2014, three singles were play listed on BBC 6 and the band went on to perform on TV and radio including the Jools Holland show and at festivals across Europe including Glastonbury, Roskilde, Womad, Latitude and many more. The touring lineup of the band consists of Eno Williams (vocals), Alfred Bannerman (guitar), Anselmo Netto (percussion), Jose Joyette (drums), John McKenzie (bass), Max Grunhard (alto sax), Tony Hayden (trombone/synth) & Scott Baylis (trumpet).
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