AfuriKo on-air in Uruguay during Jazz a la Calle 2020

Post author By afuriko
Post date 23rd February 2020

One of the four public radio stations (and the youngest one) belonging to Radiodifusión Nacional del Uruguay, Babel broadcasts instrumental music 24/7 in the whole country (97.1 FM in Montevideo and 100.9 FM in Maldonado) and worldwide through its website. Focusing on jazz, fusion, and world music, its motto is “Quality music to drop prejudice.”

During the festival held in Mercedes in January 2020, their program “Jazz a la Calle especiales” covered the live shows with music and artist interviews. AfuriKo was featured on 14 January 2020, alongside two Argentinian bands: Ingrid and the Córdoba Jazz Orchestra.

Tags Babel, Jazz a la Calle especiales, Radiodifusión Nacional del Uruguay

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Jazz a la Calle (January 2020)

Post author By afuriko
Post date 31st January 2020

Tags Jazz a la Calle, Mercedes, Uruguay

announcements

“Tao” release tour (Uruguay/Europe/UK, January 12-26, 2020)

Post author By afuriko
Post date 9th January 2020

podcasts & radio

Sunnyside aired on Avopolis Radio in Athens

Post author By afuriko
Post date 1st November 2019

The track Sunnyside from AfuriKo’s album Tao was playlisted by DJ Evdokia Preka and aired on Greek radio station Avopolis Radio on Oct. 30, 2019.

The Athens-based radio station focuses on the international music scene and the promotion of Greek artists who can stand in the international arena. It is part of the Avopolis Music Network, Greece’s largest online music brand.

Tags Athens, Avopolis Music Network, Avopolis Radio, Evdokia Preka, Greece, radio, Sunnyside, Tao

articles & reviews

Tao album review: Jazz à bâbord / Improjazz

Post author By afuriko
Post date 27th October 2019

Review of AfuriKo’s **Tao** album (2019) on **Jazz à bâbord**. French critic Bob Hatteau’s blog features album reviews, artist interviews, and covers live jazz shows occurring in and around Paris. The article (PDF version here) was also featured in the October 2019 issue of a magazine published by **Improjazz**, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and distributing improvised musics and all kinds of jazz.

🇫🇷 “À l’image de la pochette du disque, un yin et un yang aux couleurs chamarrées d’un papillon ou d’un boubou, Tao marie l’Afrique, l’Asie et l’Occident dans un joyeux melting pot de notes et de rythmes.”
🇬🇧 “Just like the CD cover, a colorful yin-yang symbol reminiscent of a butterfly or a boubou dress, Tao blends African, Asian, and Western influences in a joyous melting pot of notes and rhythms.”
Bob Hatteau, Jazz à bâbord/Improjazz

Tags Bob Hatteau, France, Improjazz, Jazz à bâbord, Paris, Tao

podcasts & radio

AfuriKo featured alongside Abdullah Ibrahim on Acústica Global (XHUGC-FM 104.7 Colotlán)

Post author By afuriko
Post date 14th August 2019

AfuriKo’s new album Tao was featured on Eduardo Martínez’ program Acústica Global alongside South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim‘s new release The Balance. XHUGC-FM 104.7 Colotlán is one of Radio Universidad de Guadalajara‘s eight transmitters in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

XHUGC-FM 104.7 Colotlán
2019-08

Tags Abdullah Ibrahim, Acústica Global, Colotlán, Dollar Brand, Eduardo Martínez, Jalisco, Mexico, MX, radio, Radio Universidad de Guadalajara, Tao, The Balance, XHUGC-FM 104.7

articles & reviews

Tao album review: All About Jazz

Post author By afuriko
Post date 14th August 2019

“AfuriKo: Tao.”

Review of AfuriKo’s third album Tao by Geno Thackara on All About Jazz, “a web site produced by jazz advocates, jazz professionals, and web technicians, [ whose ] mission is to provide information and opinion about jazz from the past, present, and future. Thinking both globally and locally, [ they ] deliver reviews of jazz from around the world as well as interviews with international musicians.”

Tags afuriko, album, All About Jazz, Geno Thackara, review, Tao

podcasts & radio

Tracks from Tao on WOOC 105.3 FM’s Jazz Sanctuary

Post author By afuriko
Post date 31st May 2019

A Step in the Storm and Rainbow Snake, two tracks from AfuriKo’s album Tao, were chosen by DJ and All About Jazz contributor Mike Jurkovic to be aired on WOOC 105.3 FM‘s program Jazz Sanctuary on May 28, 2019.

WOOC 105.3 FM provides sanctuary for the discussion of a wide range of ideas, to advance its mission of using art and participatory action to promote social and environmental justice and freedom of expression. The radio station covers all of Troy, most of Albany and beyond. It is part of The Sanctuary for Independant Media, a telecommunications production facility dedicated to community media arts, located in an historic former church at 3361 6th Avenue in north Troy, NY. The Sanctuary hosts screening, production and performance facilities, training in media production and a meeting space for artists, activists and independent media makers of all kinds.

Jazz Sanctuary is a wonderful celebration of all that is creative, dedicated to supporting jazz in the Hudson Mohawk region. In line with The Sanctuary for Independent Media’s mission, jazz is an outgrowth of the unique African American experience in America. Jazz Sanctuary transcends the individual to cover the spectrum of creative expression in the world of jazz.

Tags A Step in the Storm, Albany, Jazz Sanctuary, Mike Jurkovic, NY, radio, Rainbow Snake, Tao, The Sanctuary for Independant Media, Troy, WOOC 105.3 FM

podcasts & radio

AfuriKo in The Jazz Hole on BTRtoday

Post author By afuriko
Post date 27th May 2019

Tracks from AfuriKo’s latest release Tao were selected to be featured on two episodes of BTRtoday‘s hour-long weekly jazz show, The Jazz Hole.

BTRtoday‘s mission is to inform and impact their audience in a positive way by identifying artists and cultural trends on the rise and contextualizing them alongside those that may be more established.

The Jazz Hole, hosted by sought-after New York City clarinetist and saxophonist Linus Wyrsch, presents the music of new talents from inside and outside of the New York circuit, and every once in a while, Linus is able to sneak in a major jazz artist, sometimes accompanied with a short interview (John Clayton, Lew Tabackin, Fred Hersch, Sue Mingus, Steve Gadd, Jojo Mayer, Gerald Clayton, Javon Jackson, the President of Resonance Records George Klabin, Sofia Rei, Sharel Cassity, Mark Sherman, Harvie S, Jean-Michel Pilc, Dafnis Prieto, Randy Johnston, Helen Sung, Gregorio Uribe and many others).

(For access to all BTRtoday shows that feature AfuriKo, click here to view AfuriKo’s artist page on their website.)

Tags BTRtoday, Linus Wyrsch, podcast, radio, Tao, The Jazz Hole

articles & reviews

Tao album review: Festival Peak

Post author By afuriko
Post date 2nd May 2019

“In AfuriKo’s enchanting world, music opens up to every kind of interpretation.”

Review of AfuriKo’s third studio album **Tao** by “Jazz Medium” Carol Banks Weber on **Festival Peak** (February 2019), a blog with “words about experiencing music.” Carol uses her heightened awareness, hyper-empathic qualities, and true fondness of jazz to write vivid accounts of what she sees, hears, and feels when listening to music.

🇬🇧 “AfuriKo’s new music really flies in the face of jazz, opening up your ears to a world of possibilities.”

🇫🇷 “Défiant l’essence même du jazz, la nouvelle musique d’AfuriKo ouvrira vos oreilles à un monde de possibilités.”
Carol Banks Weber, Festival Peak

🇬🇧 “Tao taps into a prism of rhythmically diverse jazz fusion.”

🇫🇷 “Tao puise dans un prisme jazz fusion d’une grande diversité rythmique.”
Carol Banks Weber, Festival Peak

Tags blog, Carol Banks Weber, Festival Peak, Jazz Medium, Tao, United States

Related show

“AfuriKo: Tao.”

“In AfuriKo’s enchanting world, music opens up to every kind of interpretation.”