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Kosho

mother is bossa, father the blues

About Me

Kosho, the singer/songwriter/guitarist living in Mannheim, is not only recording and on the road playing guitar with the ECHO and COMET awarded "Söhne Mannheims", Xavier Naidoo and jazz legends such as Les McCann ("Compared to what") and Michal Urbaniak.
He also appears on many and various albums from other artists e.g. Nenas "Chokmah", universal genius André Hellers.. highly celebrated 3-CD-comeback album "Ruf und Echo" and rising sun Wallis Birds.. debut album on Island Records (myspace.com/wallisbird).
Whether as a "world musical one-man-orchestra"(Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) or with his tight and heartbleeding band, Kosho leaves the desert land of desperately needed categories behind him. With his clear yet emotional voice and acoustical funk-guitar producing an individual sound whose mother is called "bossa" and father "the blues" you hear songs from the jungle between pop and jazz, from melancholy to euphoria. See him solo or the with the whole band happening live.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/3/2006
Band Website: kosho.de
Band Members: Robbee Mariano (bass, voc) www.myspace.com/robbeemariano
Florian Sitzmann (keys, voc) www.floriansitzmann.de
Matthias Grosch (keys) www.groschton.de
Tommy Baldu (drums) www.triband-music.de
Sebastian Studnitzky (trumpet) www.studnitzky.de

Influences: love from all sides

Video: "Luvboat"
Sounds Like: "Tinggal"
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"Zum Tanze"
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A new, kosho-esque version of the old swedish/german folksong "Zum Tanze...".
Produced for the album "Söhne, Mond & Sterne", a compilation of independent songs by all 14 members of "Söhne Mannheims". Beautiful and cheesy - I mean, hey, let´s love each other, it´s almost summer!

"Snapshot Music Box"
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Classic Meets Soul:"Live In Munich" feat. Augustin Wiedemann, guit
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Helpful people

There are quite a few people around a working ( = practicing) musician, who make it possible to do his thing: parents at first, relatives and friends, later maybe a bigger audience of more than 3 peop...
Posted by Kosho on Tue, 13 May 2008 04:47:00 PST

New album by Kosho

Dear readers and listeners,in the music player you will find a fresh version of a new song which will be on the album we are currently recording.It is a rough mix from a ballad called "Loveboat".You w...
Posted by Kosho on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:41:00 PST

Finally available: "Spoons" by Wallis Bird

One of my most favourite albums ever might become"Spoons" by irish guitarist/singer/songwriter WALLIS BIRD!I just got it from the mail-order today and I payed for it, too.Highly recommended, not mainl...
Posted by Kosho on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:16:00 PST

Popcamp Berlin 2007

Kosho has been invited again this year to work with young bands from all over Germany at "PopCamp".Five formations with their individual style had been chosen by a jury to come together and work with ...
Posted by Kosho on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:56:00 PST

Söhne Mannheims & SWR Sinfonieorchester Freiburg/Baden-Baden

We were having (and to this date still have) a very special time with S..hne Mannheims being allowed to perform with the fantastic SWR Sinfonieorchester.Since I have not yet been able to write down my...
Posted by Kosho on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:44:00 PST

New song "Zum Tanze" out now for download

A brandnew "Kosho"- version of the old swedish/german folksong "Zum Tanze..." is available as download (www.quadratfanmail.de)Produced for the album "Söhne, Mond & Sterne", a compilation of independen...
Posted by Kosho on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:46:00 PST

PopCamp Berlin 2006

Kosho has been invited to work with young bands from all over Germany at "PopCamp".Five formations with their individual style had been chosen by a jury to come together and work intensively on their ...
Posted by Kosho on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 02:53:00 PST