Everybody talks about how one band has more talent than another, or how one writes better and more original music but these days, bands like Kokoroko, a group of people who seem effortless in the way they play, and really just look like they're enjoying each other's musicianship - that's the highest musical achievement for me.

Kokoroko! London, afro beat! Great sound! Sheila Maurice-Grey - Trumpet, vocals Cassie Kinoshi - Alto saxophone, percussion, vocals Richie Seivwright - trumpet, vocals, percussion Yohan Kebede - Keyboards Duane Atherley - Bass Toby Adenaike - Guitar Onome Edgeworth - Percussion Ayo Salawu - Drums

Good lord this is fantastic. While the music industry keeps feeding the masses baby food, there's music like this for the deeply hungry for true artistry. Love and power to you all, thank you for raising the bar!

As a fellow black woman horn player, this band makes me so happy and inspired. Love from Memphis 💜

Jazz is alive and well and more vital than ever. Thank you, Kokoroko.

I love the fact they look like people real people enjoying music. Beautiful

Jesus Christ ! KZfaq just showed me a framed picture of a woman playing the trumpet. I cliked and now I am mind blown by the high quality of that music.

Tears running down my face. Just reminded me of my Hero Hugh Masekela. Healing!

Real music! No auto tuned voices! Such a delicious, refreshing treat for my ears! ❤️

...now a permanent part of my music selection and collection, thank KZfaq algorithim this time, what a find....

.... this is one talented and cohesive group of musicians......thank you for your gift to us.

First of all: HORNS!!! Fantastic. Second: vocals, specifically the chords. Third: that wooden snare!!! Sick.The hit at 6:52 and the rim work after that sounds like magic.

The keyboard work is simply classy.

was listening to your music every day when i was living in London, on the train, the bus, cycling around, through rain and snow and (very little) sun. you made the soundtrack to my life there, couldn't have asked for a lovelier sound

Absolutely love Kokoroko. Such immensely talented individuals.

OUTSTANDING! Got Grandma toe tapping, head boppin here in North Carolina!

🎼wow…I don’t know anything about this Kokoroko. I don’t know how long they been together but I hope they last a few decades. They are poised to shock the world.🎺🎺🎺

Much appreciated 🙏🏽 woman playing the horns talent

The highest musical achievement for me and my people is to preserve the heritage and strength and light that has been continuously drained out of us! that's why it's so rare to see and here this in this time because they are embracing the Holy Spirit cultivating it and letting it shine we are the people of the book HalleluYAH!!!!

Hello Friends ... They are the best !!!

Real talent! Real music! Real positive energy! Real healthy food to our souls! What a wonderful treat! Please more of this!!! Thank you for sharing 🎉❤ Don't ever change!!!

This is my fifth time listening to this and it just gets better and better each time. This is music.

I LOVE THIS! MAKES ME WANT TO PICK UP MY TRUMPET AGAIN!

I can hear the James Brown influence which was adapted by Fela Kuti in their horn section, the bass, and the drums. American Black music is the gold standard! (smiles proudly).

I see people on the comments talking about talent, but i dont see only talent here. What they have is called harmony, and its something almost like magic. Of course they have talent to play their instruments but you can hear how they enjoy playing together. Everyone's doing their part but they wouldnt sound like this if it wasnt for their cooperation. It's beautiful seeing(and listening) to these people who are clearly just vibing with their sounds. Its so beautiful. I love it.

These young folks are intellectually and spiritually light years ahead of the mumble rap crowd. They are picking up where Miles and Monk and Masakela left off...

My buddy for over 55 years sent me this just like he hip me to Pharoah Sanders 55 years ago. This goes into the permenant playlist just like the Great Pharoah

Gorgeous arrangement! Love to see my people vibing high & shining ☀️

Love this kind of music...where would we be without music. Music is life

their groove is so tight-nice to see and hear a lead female wind arrangement

SO MUCH TALENT IN A SINGLE ROOM

I keep coming back to this video, completely in love with Baba Ayoola

Musicality, technique, feelings, charisma... Great, great band! 👏👏💝💝

This what it sounds like when we work together 🙌🏾💖💪🏾

Wow! The level of intricacy (complicity) of these pieces are amazing. As a musician myself, these type of pieces take so so much practice and concentration. Very VERY Well Done! The cherry on the cake is the pure enjoyment from each member

WOW WOW WOW WOW make all them black american jazz legends proud ! REAL PROUD ! fantastique ! ces femmes sont un trésor vivant !! j'adore . merci d'exister

Fela Kuti has reincarnated in this group !!!! Wow WOH !!!!!!!

Love their music, it's medicine for stressful times, I didn't realise they were a such a big band of musicians, amazing.

Peace and blessings from Los Angeles. These guys and gals are killin it. It's so refreshing to see and hear OUR SOUND, OUR VOICE, OUR TONE, OUR EXPRESSION, being played by US. Love it!!!

this is groove is sooo beautiful. makes my soul travel....

I cant stop moving my body. Wow what a gem Kokoroko is!

Man watching this is like eating my Mother’s cooking on Sunday , have to go back for another round .

Meu pai do céu!!! Is Divine, is beautiful. My Black People is beautiful!!!

There’s something about a woman in all black playing the trombone. I’m enchanted. Vocals, solos, and dance. All good.

Magic!!! This world belongs to these people.They shine upon us.

FELA dey inside well, well! 👏🏾👏🏾Wonderful work and energy……. thank you for treating us to deep musical vibrations

Beautiful, female trumpet player, brass section off the wall, amazing. Love from Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire, England xxx

WOW!!This band is frigging fantastic!! I feel so lucky to have encountered them and had my life enriched!! Beautiful!

OMG, never heard of them but I'm a fan NOW!!!!! The VIBE they got is so REAL.

Young folks writing and arranging SHINE!

musicianship and chemistry are up there! this is the kind of energy in music that i always pursue.

this is so funky cant help but move

This was a great discovery, Kokoroko ftw.

Incredible synergy, love the complexity , simplicity and totally shared musical space, so inspiring. So great to see the whole band love being right there in the moment.

Afro jazz!!??? Awesome 😎👍🏾 great arrangements! I love female Playing horns ✨🎶🎺🔥 🎷

Such a tight band... I love them all!

When real music IMPROVES SUCH AS A REAL ART! Ich liebe!

The only thing I can say is how much I love thing band since I found them on youtube in 2018 since then I am a Fan. Cheers from brasil. Amo vocês!

I need more of this in my life.

Who let that drummer out of his straitjacket! What a trip! Thanks for the upload.

I was so proud when I stumbled upon this video and there was fellow Bermudian Ayo Salawu on drums. Love the music music bru and I wish you all the best.

Such a good music!

Cant believe I heard Ti-De that one time and here I am, listening to this musical masterpiece. What an intrinsically connected band☯️

Oh my goodness, this is one of the BEST THINGS I'VE SEEN and/or HEARD ONLINE THIS YEAR! I want more.

Really fun music,great players especially the trombone player😍 lol

Love this! So nice to see and hear young people playing such delightful music!

Que música poderosa! Bom demais! Excelentes músicos! Depois da pandemia precisam vir ao Brasil!

WOW i absolutely love your sound great magicians coming together, reminds me of Jazz Funk bands in the 70's in America God Bless keep doing it !!

Ran across this video in my suggested vids - So glad I did ! What a talented group :-) Love the groove ......

I've never heard any other drummer in the world that could play like Tony Allen thinks. This guy...wow.

Bárbaro chicos, sonáis increíble, me recuerda a mis viejos tiempos. excelentes arreglos, muchas felicidades . ahí esa raza, no perdáis la sonrisa y más en estos tiempos que se nos quieren borrar la sonrisa.👌👌😉❤❤

Wow wow wow ! wonderful rhythm, cool brass instruments, perfect finish with percussion and drums

This band is incredibly tight and well rehearsed. I love it!!! 😆

Loved the percussion break at 15:00

Very nice! Nice groove beat. Well done.

Women playing non traditional instruments is a TREAT. That’s nice.🍃 Thank you.🍃

Wonderful!!!!!!💗💗💗💗💗💗

Knew this would be great from first few seconds Like Sparkly Stars & Mystic Mountain Flowers are Dancing to an internal rhythm. Thank You for Healing Energy.. this was serious & Fun! LOVE & Happy Holidays to The Whole Squad & Fam 🖤🤎💜💙🖤❤💛💚🖤💙💜🤎🖤

Wow! this is some good music that gives me flashbacks of my humble beginnings as a bass player in Washington DC area in the early 80's...with 3 of the awesome percussionist. Eventually we had 11 members with all live music. Anyway...I just wanted to give the band some positive feedback...Nice!! Love what you are doing!!

IT'S A PARTY! Dancing like no tomorrow.

The Rhythm section is TIGHT!

Meu Deus que gente é essa, que musica linda, aqui do Brasil me apaixonei!!! Deus continue a abençoa los pois essa musica traz alegria para o planeta!

COMO É BOM OUVIR MUSICA DE VERDADE!

I just wade in & always a fresh crisp delivery of young talent so pleasant, so different than the rest. I just love this band of music makers each holding their own; growing every time I encounter this fine tuned music machine

Amazing. So great to see Jazz young talents like this

These young ladies are awesome on the horns, and the guys as well.

im waiting for this since 5 years , greets from Brazil!

Talented love it 😍

They are so talented..... Iove the Uk jazz scene. I wish people had more appreciation for that genre here in Toronto. They need to tour hear or come to the Toronto jazz festival and the Montreal jazz festival. Them and Kamasi Washington are making jazz fun for the younger generations. Props to Iamddb for introducing me to their music. 🇬🇧🇳🇬💚❤️💜

Right Ownnnn! Female Band Members! And on the Trombone which in my opinion is one of the hardest instruments to play because of slide postions to hit the notes! Do It Ya'll

Spectacular! highly talented. Godspeed

I Love This Band, They Have The Best of Everything!!!!!!

Wow! Love the concepts. Jazz Messengers on a completely boss level. That frontline is tops at popping out well-crafted horn lines like that, and the rhythm section is simply amazing. Enjoyed the ultra modern direction the band took while still acknowledging the core tradition. So glad the trumpet player finally stepped out and blew some seriously fresh solo stuff. We all know that tone, too. The greats all had it. And dig those awesome vocals. The surprise drummer's non-ending that perfectly ended the second song. Great job! Grammy?

Dream! Beautiful black people , wonderful vibe , inspiring! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼hugs from Brasil !

So, I'm going through the list of artists playing at End of The Road festival this year & I find them. Oh my, like finding Gold wrapped in pure joy! They are going to be so loved by the audience there. Reasons to be cheerful........Kokoroko!

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am amazed by you guys!!! Beautiful

Love that tone in the vocals and winds!

really enjoying the tunes . excellent playing. love from Australia

Absolutely love it - thank you !