Ibibio Sound Machine

London-based DJ/live music collective Ibibio Sound Machine combine sounds motivated in similar measure from the fantastic era of Western African funk and disco, post-punk, and contemporary electro. The music group was began by producers Maximum Grunhard, Leon Brichard, and Benji Bouton, who have been all fanatics of African grooves from your 1970s and ’80s. This trio started creating drum’n’bass songs around the tone of voice of frontwoman Eno Williams. Though London-born, she was a first-generation resident from the U.K. of Nigerian source. Williams’ mom, whose indigenous tongue was Ibibo, recounted several folk and children’s tales from her personal history to her child. Williams crafted lyrics from these resources and married these to contemporary themes. Following the tempo tracks were produced, the three suppliers 1st enlisted Ghanaian acoustic guitar story Alfred “Kari” Bannerman (from your music group Konkoma), Brazilian percussionist Anselmo Netto, and synth/horn males Tony Hayden and Scott Baylis as a means of illustrating Williams’ performing. Though their inspirations are from a youthful time, Ibibio Audio Machine’s approach is usually distinctly contemporary; the band’s music keeps equal charm on-stage and on record. The band’s 1st solitary, “Let’s Dance,” was released by Soundway in January of 2014, and became a dancefloor smash in London night clubs. It was accompanied by a self-titled recording in March. In 2016, the group made an appearance around the Defeating Center: Malawi compilation along with performers such as for example Luke Vibert and Machinedrum. Through the same 12 months, the band authorized to indie rock and roll powerhouse Merge Information. Their second recording, Uyai, arrived around the label in 2017.