


KODJOVI KUSH
Multi-instrumentalist who has worked with Tony Allen, Keziah Jones, Seun Kuti and Gregory Isaacs.
Latest Tracks
Dawn On The Niger4675/2Phil Dawson (PRS) | Kadialy Kouyate (PRS) | Nampe Sadio Traore (BUMDA) | Edgard Kowouvi (PRS) | Campbell E Browning (PRS) | Pablo Love (PRS)Vibrant Malian song with dynamic bambara male vocal & female bvs accompanied by lilting kora, electric guitar & bouncing rhythm section2:48
Niamey Vice4675/7Phil Dawson (PRS) | Kadialy Kouyate (PRS) | Edgard Kowouvi (PRS) | Campbell E Browning (PRS) | Pablo Love (PRS)Soulful, bluesy Malian groove-based instrumental with kora & electric guitar riffing and weaving in harmonious interplay 2:49
Tamashek Blues4675/8Heavy West African blues driven by brooding grungy riff under lead & delay effected guitars backed by bass, drums & djembe percussion 2:17
Fine Lady3942/7Joyous afrobeat with chill out male vocals, backing vocals, melodic horns, electric guitar, bass guitar, e piano drums kit & percussion2:32
You Walk The Walk3942/8Bouncy celebratory afrobeat with rhythmic keyboard, groovy horns, electric guitar, bass guitar, swagger filled drum groove & male lead vocals 2:28
Nutifafa3918/1Afrobeat with rhythmic Highlife & jazz influences featuring blazing horns, rhythmic bass, guitar & percussion with male vocals in the Ewe language 4:26
Groovy3918/2Mellow reggae & Highlife Afrobeat fusion song with male vocals, uplifting brass section, Rhodes, rhythmic bass, guitar & percussion4:07
The story behind the sound
Kodjovi Kush is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist who has worked alongside Tony Allen, Keziah Jones, Seun Kuti, Finley Quaye, Cheikh-Lo and Gregory Isaacs. Born in Togo, West Africa, he honed his skills at the Maître Dosseh Lomé Piano Conservatory. Following a spell accompanying Togolese ballet troupes across Europe, Kush landed in London since the mid-90s, when the Africa Centre was a stronghold for African cultures and home away from home. He has since dedicated himself to gathering those same musicians to perform with him, at festivals including Glastonbury and WOMAD, while developing his own skills in Audio Engineering. Working in collaboration with the Afrospot All Stars, Kush is the number one interpreter of Agbajazz, which fuses the indigenous dance music of West Africa’s Ewe tribe (Agbadja) with Afro-Cuban, jazz and reggae influences.