Introducing a world music ensemble that’s easily worth your time. Tunday Akintan and The Yorubeat Band have captured an hour-plus live performance of original songs, peaking with the raspy vocal introduction and colourful horn section of Lion of Africa.
Featuring ten musicians united in the moment, the live video offers a big-band instrumental with a distinctly original melodic core, and a hugely impressive dynamic between layers.
The track plays for eight minutes in full, seeing us move from stage-ready world music brightness to more of a smooth jazz and even funky aura as things roll along. All the while, the band maintain this groove about their sound, holding attention for the good vibes and the intricate playing alike, and managing to set a mood that’s unrivalled in terms of live performance and orchestral appeal these days.
Warming funky basslines, live jazz hi-hats and kicks, meandering saxophone and trumpet solos – Lion Of Africa celebrates the very best in organic musicianship, and at the same time shines light on the sheer power and beauty of musical unity; those moments when creatives perfectly share the space, intertwined in a performance and wholly focused on the process of making this music as a single entity.
It’s an enthralling feat to witness, impassioned yet precise, a playlist that’s a joy to let ring out in full, and a strong introduction to Tunday Akintan and The Yorubeat Band – a live act who will clearly put on a show to remember, should you get the chance to catch them on stage.
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