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KODJOVI KUSH and AFROSPOT ALL STARS.
Afrospot, a platform to explore and express uplifting rhythms of Africa and beyond, promoting a range of musical styles of roots and culture in all good venues. It is also a stronghold for musicians spread across the Globe, to perform an original expansion of traditional music to a converted mass.
What differentiates Afrospot is that it not only respects the origins of African, and Reggae music, but celebrates it with many of the original musicians who performed on the legendary recordings of the time. Few names need mentioning:
Tony Allen, Gregory Issac, Winston Reedy, Earl Sixteen, Adesose Wallace, Sonny Akpan, Kofi Ayivor, Oghene Kologbo, between them rests a catalogue of Roots, classic African recordings and a noteworthy list of collaborations.
Kodjovi Kush and Afrospot All Stars, is all about the joyous sounds of Highlife, the indigenous authentic dance music of West Africa throughout the whole nineties. Led by charismatic Kodjovi Kush, creator and a world number one interpreter of Agbajazz, the fusion of Agbadja, the traditional music and dance from the Ewe tribe (Togo, Ghana, Benin), its rhythms and time signatures with Cuban Jazz and Reggae influences.
Guitars shine, horns sing, bass and percussion blaze in a true band of all-stars, music ambassador extraordinaire.
Born in Togo West Africa, in a musical environment young Kodjovi enhanced his skills since the age of nine at Lomé Piano Conservatory with Maître Dosseh, and most importantly inherited them from his Father who used to tour Africa with his bands, Eryko Jazz de la Capitale and Los Muchachos in the late 50's and the 60's.
Kodjovi Kush formed his first band with friends at the age of 15 showing his capacity to put musicians together and lead a music project.
In the 90's was touring France, and Belgium with Balafon and Cobato Traditional Ballet Troupes from Togo. Kodjovi landed in London in the mid-nineties, when the Africa Centre was a stronghold for African cultures and home away from home. He has since dedicated himself to gather some of those same musicians to perform with him and supporting artists like Alpha Blondy, Lucky Dube, and African Bush Doctor using his Jah's Afrik outfit.
The connection with some of the greatest African musicians in London led him to join Adesose Wallace's Ibile, Soothsayers and Yesking as a bass player and vocalist to perform in the most important live music venues in town and great festivals around the world like Glastonbury, Reggae Land Poland, Bangladesh World music festival, Womad, Queen Elizabeth Hall, National Theatre, and many more. The connection also helps Kodjovi Kush to create Afrospot as platform to express and explore Arts and uplifting rhythms of Africa, in respect of the original Afrospot, Fela Kuti first club nights in Kakakdou Lagos Nigeria
During his career he performed and worked alongside many great artists such as Tony Allen, Keziah Jones, Seun Kuti, Finley Quaye, Cheikh-Lo,
Gregory Isaacs, Johnny Clarke, Cornel Campbell,
Michael Prophet, Akala, to name but few.
Kodjovi Kush and Afrospot All Stars outfit boasts nine high quality members as, Adesose Wallace, (Heart Beat, Ibile ) on percussions and vocals,
Kofi Adu (Highlife International, Ossibisa ) “drums and percussions”,
Idris Rahman (Soothsayers) “tenor sax and flute”, Kishon Khan (Lokkhi Terra) “Organ”, Nick Walters (Riot Jazz) “Trumpet”, Patrick Hachett (Yesking) “Guitar”,
and other stars from the World Music scene in the UK.

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