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Elikeh Afropop

About Me

ELIKEH (pronounced "ey-LEE-kay") signifies something that is rooted, whether in the soil or in tradition.ELIKEH is a band Led by singer/songwriter Massama Dogo, ELIKEH performs its own brand of smoking African Roots music . mostly original, the music is a combination of traditional rhythms from Togo and the 70's afro funk. The MESSAGE is mainly about peace love and Justice for all the people.NOMINATED IN 2007 and 2008 BY WASHINGTON AREA MUSIC ASSOCIATION FOR BEST WORLD MUSIC BAND, BY THE TOGO MUSIC AWARD (BLEKETE 2007) FOR BEST NEW ARTIST.


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"...CELEBRATED AFROPOP BAND ELIKEH PLAYS GOOD TIME MUSIC...":wash post express.

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Member Since: 11/6/2006
Band Website: www.elikeh.com
Band Members: Serge "Massama" Dogo - lead vocals & guitar-; Frank Kulawale-Martin -lead guitar and vocal-; Michael Shereikis -guitar and vacal-; Clayton Englar -Sax and vacal-; Scott Aronson -Bass and vocal-; Ngwa joseph -percussion and vocal Tosin Aribisala -drums and vocal
Influences: the band is mostly influenced by the sound of Osibisa,OJ Akemode and from the effects of wars in the world especially in Africa and on its people.
Sounds Like: "ELIKEH SOUND IS... MORE A JAZZ-FUNK JAM YOU CAN MOVE TO":the eagle."A FASCINATING COLLECTIVE OF LIKE MINDED ROOTS INSTRUMENTS PLAYERS": washington post.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Elikeh Live @ FestAfrica 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t75CONr_9eM
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:34:00 GMT

"Madjo" by Elikeh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrICtRygMzc
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 09:11:00 GMT