Ese & The Vooduu People: THE RITUAL + Sofreeya Soul + Special guest + DJ
“Damn good rockin’ band... a nice band to hang around when they’re playing. Really
cool…” (iggy Pop)
“Ese and her storming band maintain firepower over a range of moods and dynamic shifts
reminiscent of the bruised beauty of Jimi Hendrix… colours and talent nailed to the mast
with conviction. ****” (Daily Mirror)
“Ese channels the greats… ****” (Mojo)
Ese Okorodudu is founder and leader of the extended musical family that is Ese & The
Vooduu People. London-born singer-songwriter Ese (vocals, guitar) is backed a floating
pool of some of the UK's best musicians. She's inspired by an eclectic selection of legends
from Sly & The Family Stone and Led Zeppelin to Dr John and Skunk
Anansie via David Bowie and Prince. A killer live act, with an emphasis on improvisation
and virtuosity, E&TVP are signed to Quadrafon Music Industries and have released two
full-length albums as well as a number of EPs and singles. A third album, entitled
“Glowing” is due for release in the Autumn of 2023.
Over the past couple of years they have been experimenting with adding jazz and African
flavours to their already heady and eclectic musical stew. The first fruits of this have just
been released on a new mini-album, Tainted Love. This will be followed by a more
‘overtly jazzy’ EP in the summer.
Says Ese: "Jazz appeals to me not just because of its spirituality, expressiveness and
spontaneity – it's also a very broad church with hundreds of denominations. Sun Ra is
supposed to have once said ‘Jazz is what I say it is’ – I like that attitude. As a musician, I'm
sometimes pigeonholed as a rocker or a soul singer but really I'm interested in crossing
borders and mixing genres."
Ese Okorodudu (guitar, vocals), Jackson Baird (keyboards), Indigo Pearce (bass),
Kissangwa Mbouta (drums, vocals), Mawulikplimi Dossavi (percussion), Sheena Ross (vocals)
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