KOTOKO BRASS comes to UNICORN
02 Feb, 2025, 11:00PM (EST)
Unicorn Bar
224 Foxhall Ave
Kingston, New York 12401
We are beyond excited to bring KOTOKO BRASS to Unicorn! On Saturday, February 1st, please join us for a night of dancing, a night of grooving, and a night of sweating it out to their incredible Ghanaian inspired brass & percussion dance music.
Returning to Kingston for the first time since their appearance at the Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival in 2021, Kotoko is, quite simply, the perfect antidote for mid-winter. You won't want to miss this.
$20ADV/$25 DOORS
7PM DOORS
8PM SHOW
(2 SETS)
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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 BostonGlobe 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 guitar, keys, and bass evoke classic African 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 An-gelique Kidjo, Red Baraat, Femi Kuti, the California Honeydrops, Vieux Farka Toure, In-nov Gnawa, Take 6, the Boston Pops, Rubblebucket, and more.
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Returning to Kingston for the first time since their appearance at the Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival in 2021, Kotoko is, quite simply, the perfect antidote for mid-winter. You won't want to miss this.
$20ADV/$25 DOORS
7PM DOORS
8PM SHOW
(2 SETS)
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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 BostonGlobe 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 guitar, keys, and bass evoke classic African 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 An-gelique Kidjo, Red Baraat, Femi Kuti, the California Honeydrops, Vieux Farka Toure, In-nov Gnawa, Take 6, the Boston Pops, Rubblebucket, and more.
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