We are very excited to announce that our second studio album "Quasi" will be released on 15th of April. We can't wait now. We've taken on new journeys since our first album and wanted to show all the different things that Ariwo is to us. We hope it means something to the listener as well.

We have collaborated with many talented musicians for "Quasi". Our brother Yelfris Valdés make an epic come back on "Pyramid" and bring the carnival vibes on "El Alacrán", Binker Golding is tearing everything apart on "Ireme", Joe-Armon Jones is dreaming on "Dasht" and Thommy Lowry Garcia brings it back to Cuba.

Quasi's artwork is a collection of photographs taken by Iranian Artist Afshin Chizari at Hormoz Island.

Enjoy

Quasi - Ariwo (album teaser)

El Alacran from our soon to be released album “Quasi” performed live at Livingston Studios featuring Yelfris Valdes on trumpet

We are very excited to announce that our second studio album "Quasi" will be released on 15th of April. We can't wait now. We've taken on new journeys since our first album and wanted to show all the different things that Ariwo is to us. We hope it means something to the listener as well.

We have collaborated with many talented musicians for "Quasi". Our brother Yelfris Valdés make an epic come back on "Pyramid" and bring the carnival vibes on "El Alacrán", Binker Golding is tearing everything apart on "Ireme", Joe-Armon Jones is dreaming on "Dasht" and Thommy Lowry Garcia brings it back to Cuba.

Quasi's artwork is a collection of photographs taken by Iranian Artist Afshin Chizari at Hormoz Island.

Enjoy

Quasi

El Alacran (Vinyl Factory Exclusive)

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ARIWO are a Cuban/Iranian four-piece focused on the rich intersection between electronic music, Afro-Cuban rhythm and Iranian mysticism. The word "Ariwo" means "noise" in Yoruba. 

The band brings together POUYA EHSAEI - hailed as belonging “in that precious pile” of Iranian electronic music composers - and three of London’s most influential Cuban musicians; Irakere and Carlos Acosta’s Latin Grammy winning “percussion virtuoso”, HAMMADI VALDES; Yussef Kamaal and Sierra Maestra lead trumpeter, YELFRIS VALDES; and godfather of London’s Cuban music scene, ORESTE NODA.

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