Mojo (UK)

FACT SHEET

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● For fans of Fela, Femi and Seun Kuti, Tony Allen, Antibalas, Manu Dibango

● Fela studied music at Trinity 60 years ago (his parents had sent him to London to learn medicine) and spent his nights playing jazz in Soho. Made claims he was too busy practising to live “the undergroun­d jazz experience”.

● Made’s first musical passion was J-Rock and recommends The Black Horn, Gackt and Uverworld. Unable to understand the lyrics, he started learning Japanese.

● It was his Japanese teacher who turned him on to jazz, with a Best Of by Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

KEY TRACKS

● Free Your Mind ● Young Lady ● Different Streets

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