Overview

The Coco Yam Band, formerly known as the Ohun Afrobeat Band, changed its moniker to reflect the new diverse world music that they added to their exciting stage performance. They are now performing more than just Afrobeat music. Performance highlights include the International Festival in New Albany, IN, the Kentucky Reggae Festival, the Frazier International History Museum and several of the WorldFest on the Belvedere events in downtown Louisville. The Coco Yam Band enjoys presenting a lively world music travelogue, with a combined member professional experience of over 100 years! Several of the members have also performed and studied in various countries, including Senegal, Togo, Egypt, Morocco and India.

The Coco Yam Band performs World Music. Their music encompasses Afro-pop, Latin, Reggae, Highlife, Afrobeat and some R&B too! A Coco Yam Band performance traverses an arc. They begin their world travelogue with a mid tempo West African instrumental. Then, over the course of several songs, they raise the temperature with mighty horns, melodic vocals, driving percussion and interlocking guitar parts; all propped up by a rhythmic foundation of bass, keyboards and drums. Audiences enjoy the high level of musicianship and danceable grooves. As their world tour of music winds down, so does the tempo. But, the encore is always a fun raise-the-roof level song to leave everyone smiling. The ensemble offers a variety of programs, which can be adapted to meet presenters’ needs