Zongo Junction

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Zongo Junction
Zongo Junction - Nietzsches 2012 - 01.jpg
Zongo Junction performing in 2012
Background information
Origin United States
Genres Afrobeat, Jazz, Funk
Years active2009–2015
LabelsPrimary Records, Electric Cowbell
Past membersNoah Garabedian, Raffi Garabedian, Joe Hartnett, Danny Lubin-Laden, Pavel Kogan-Liakhov, Aaron Shafer-Haiss, Adam Coopersmith,Charlie Ferguson, Morgan Greenstreet, Jordan Hyde, David Lizmi, Ross Edwards, Adam Schatz, Jonah Parzen-Johnson, Kevin Moehringer, Aaron Rockers

Zongo Junction was a nine-piece instrumental Afrobeat band based in Brooklyn, New York. [1] The band was formed in 2010. The members of Zongo Junction stretch the Afrobeat style to fit their musical interests, [2] combining elements of Sun Ra, Talking Heads, and Fela Kuti to create their own version of afrobeat. [3] Zongo Junction released their five-song debut EP Thieves! in 2010. [4]

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The band may have adopted the name Zongo Junction from a bus stop of the same name in Madina, a suburb of Ghana's capital, Accra. [5]

The band

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Gilbert (December 14, 2012). "Zongo Junction brings its driving Afro rhythms to the Bay Area". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Zongo Junction". Go Folk Yourself. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  3. ↑ Chun, Kimberly (December 27, 2012). "Bay Area weekend music picks, Dec. 27". SF Gate. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  4. ↑ Ellen Cushing (January 26, 2011). "Zongo Junction". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2013-03-30.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ Ferguson, Charlie. "Charlie Ferguson's impact on modern afro music". Zee journalism. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Zongo Bridges the Continental Divide In Allston". Allston Pudding. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
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