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Baoku
Baoku is a big band filled with life, vibrance, excitement, and hope. Hope that when you dance uncontrollably to the Nigerian inspired rhythms and rich jazz horns that your celebration at the show will overflow into the rest of your week. Baoku's presence is highly contagious. It's hard to leave a show without hope in your heart and a smile on your face.
Baoku MTV
"Baoku is a multi-talented performing artist, who is well rounded as an actor, drummer, dancer, teacher, Afro-beat singer, songwriter, producer, band leader, and a composer. [His] creative use of percussion with strains of American jazz to create his Afro-beat music is a masterpiece.. Hearing [him] and his Band perform live is a health benefit in itself and the audience comes in all forms, diverse in age range, to enjoy this amazing band.. The world needs more Afro-beat and we can get it from [him] and his band.." MTV.com
Baoku band
Although his band members are numerous and rotate - the quality is always outstanding. The hope and leadership of this artist is only a small part of the successes of the group. What truly has him shinning as a Star is his love, dedication, gratitude, and appreciation for absolutely everyone who is involved. From each and every musician who Baoku shares center stage with, booking agents, business partners, collaborative Artists, festival organizers, studio engineers, street team members, and absolutely everyone in the audience.
since I saw this band the first time I was hooked. They just enjoy making music period. The West African grooves are fantastic, authentic and the lyrics are right on point. I really enjoy mixing this band live and look forward to working with them in the studio.
[This band] bolster any event with their high energy enthusiasm. The EWF Council has hired them multiple times for events we host including our September festival. The music is accessible enough for any party-goer or dancer, but is not simple. The cultural layers, the ensemble’s execution of the music, and the pairing of traditional influences with contemporary technique makes this band’s work appreciable by the most sophisticated music connoisseur.