Artist profile
KOKOROKO is a London-based Afrobeat and jazz ensemble known for their energetic horn arrangements and polyrhythmic grooves rooted in West African musical traditions. The group blends contemporary jazz instrumentation with traditional African percussion and rhythmic frameworks, creating a distinctive sound that bridges modern and ancestral influences.
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KOKOROKO is a restrained and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Unusually low groove for African.
Across 5 analysed tracks, KOKOROKO averages 36% energy — gentler than 85% of individual African tracks — and 40% groove, straighter than 82%.
Measured against 540 African tracks on 11 August 2026.
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DJs and producers closest to KOKOROKO by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around KOKOROKO, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
KOKOROKO's tracks in our catalog range from 83 to 125 BPM, with a median of 102 BPM. Across 5 tracks, the most common range falls in the 100–105 BPM bucket.
KOKOROKO's tracks are mostly in minor keys (60% minor across 5 tracks). The most common single key is 2A (E♭ Minor) with 1 track.
KOKOROKO sits closest to Yussef Dayes, Joe Armonjones, Ezra Collective in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has KOKOROKO releases spanning 2018 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2020s.