RAFIKI JAZZ play gloriously ambitious contemporary world music, and feature a very special mix of star international and local singers & music-makers in a truly inspiring cross-cultural sound collision. "exciting & special..comes across with a maturity and slow-burning beauty, to savour and enjoy.."(Debbie Golt: African Essence/Resonance FM)
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How many members of Rafiki Jazz can fit on the stage at Penelope's ? Come and find out and enjoy that music that opened the Musicport festival and got the audience on their feet after the first few bars... 
‘Exciting & special!. .comes across with a maturity and slow-burning beauty, to savour and enjoy.. ‘(Debbie Golt: Resonance FM) Rafiki Jazz are a new UK-based collective playing gloriously ambitious contemporary world roots dance music, their debut album, 
is released on the Koni Music label on 19th October. 
Rafiki Jazz have got the studio booked for a full CD recording in February. We're going to enjoy a new expanded line up with beatboxing from O Li & berimbau from Guery Tibirica joining the crew. And Mim & Juldeh Camara join the crew again straight from recording the the follow up to the award wining Soul Science CD with Justin Adams at Real World studios.. Keep in touch via 
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