KOKOROKO

Kokoroko is a British London-based septet led by Sheila Maurice-Grey and Onome Edgeworth. The band plays a fusion of funk and highlife music. In February 2019, they were named "ones to watch" by The Guardian after their track 'Abusey Junction' received 57 million views on YouTube. The same track won Track of the Year at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards in 2019. In February 2020, Kokoroko received the award for Best Group at the Urban Music Awards. They performed at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in September 2020. Their name is derived from an Urhobo word meaning "be strong" or "hard to break." The band released their debut album, 'Could We Be More,' in August 2022, which was named one of the top ten jazz albums of the year by The Guardian. In 2022, they were also nominated for Band of the Year at the Jazz FM Awards. Their second album, 'Tuff Times Never Last,' was released on 11 July 2025.