Skokiaan Brass Band - Skoki Mama (2024) [Hi-Res]

The Skokiaan Brass Band has released their second album, Skoki Mama. It was produced by American Scott Billington, a three-time Grammy Award winner who has worked with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Soul Rebels, Solomon Burke, and Irma Thomas. The band's music was shaped by travels, encounters, and collaborations in France, the United States, and West Africa. It blends New Orleans styles with funk, soul, jazz, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, while also incorporating elements of highlife and Afrobeat. The album was recorded in France, New Orleans, Benin, and Ghana. It is dedicated to Skoki Mama, whose spirit inspires the band and helps create their unique sound. This music brings warmth and joy.



Tracklist:
1-1. Skokiaan Brass Band, Lisa Caldognetto, Anaïs Nyamé-Siliki, Raphaël Descotes - Sunrise (May Come) (01:26)
1-2. Skokiaan Brass Band, Lisa Caldognetto, Anaïs Nyamé-Siliki, Isel Rasua Vall-Llosera, Raphaël Descotes - Mama (04:19)
1-3. Skokiaan Brass Band, Riad Klai - Big Boy (Goes West) (04:21)
1-4. Skokiaan Brass Band, Lisa Caldognetto - Brotherhood (05:28)
1-5. Skokiaan Brass Band, Kevin Louis - Delta Bound (04:30)
1-6. Skokiaan Brass Band, Matomswé Sabine Kouli, Sem Aklamavo - Skokiaan/Back to Africa (06:14)
1-7. Skokiaan Brass Band, Harmony's Brass Band - Takoradi (03:39)
1-8. Skokiaan Brass Band, Loïc Faucher, Sem Aklamavo - Méno Essomé (05:54)
1-9. Skokiaan Brass Band, Cynthia Abraham, Bright Osei Baffour, Harmony's Brass Band - Poussière (04:54)
1-10. Skokiaan Brass Band, John Boutté, Lisa Caldognetto, Anaïs Nyamé-Siliki, Isel Rasua Vall-Llosera, Raphaël Descotes - Sexual Healing (02:52)
1-11. Skokiaan Brass Band, Lisa Caldognetto, Anaïs Nyamé-Siliki, Isel Rasua Vall-Llosera, Raphaël Descotes, Matomswé Sabine Kouli - Moving On (04:02)
1-12. Skokiaan Brass Band, Lisa Caldognetto, Riad Klai, Anaïs Nyamé-Siliki, Isel Rasua Vall-Llosera, Raphaël Descotes - This Love (04:09)
1-13. Skokiaan Brass Band - Sunrise (01:37)