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“A groovy blend of traditional West African and highlife rhythms infused with classic jazz and soul touchpoints that's all complemented beautifully by Owusu's vocals that are sung in Twi, Ga, and Pidgin English“

(KEXP/US)

 

„Jembaa Groove's second album, sounds like an invitation to daydream and let go“

(Le Monde/FR)

 

„Everyone is playing them!“
Gilles Peterson (BBC6 Music/UK)

 

„I love their music so much!“

Joe Kay (Soulection/US)

 

„Fantastic!…A great mix of Jazz and Highlife!“

Jamie Callum (BBC Radio 2/UK)

 

„Legendary Stuff!…Sounding Beautiful“ Cerys Matthews (BBC6 Music/UK)

 

„Truly a global phenomenon. An original and accomplished fusion“

(Songlines/UK)

 

„A celebration of Life“ 

(Schall/D)

 

 

 

 

Further Press:

 

- Ranked #4 in the KEXP (US) Jazz charts (2024)

- Ranked #8 in the Transglobal World Music Charts (2024)

- BBC4 (UK) Live Session at "Front row" / April 2024

- BBC6 Music (UK) Live Session with "Cerys Matthews" / October 2022

- "dabia" ranked #4 in FIP Radio (FR) Charts (2024)

- BBC6 Music (UK) - Regular Airplays (Gilles Peterson, Jamz Supernova, Cerys Matthews, Jamie Cullum and more)

- KEXP (US): Song of the Day "Bassa Bassa"   + regular Airplays ( Derek Mazzone, Kevin Cole and more)

- Article in „Le Monde“ (FR/2024)

- Album of the week on WDR Cosmo and Radio Eins (D/2024)

- Worldwide FM (UK) - Regular Airplays (Gilles Peterson, Coco Maria, Thristian, Papaoul and more)

- Soulection (US) - Joe Kay Playlists / personal mix of „Sweet my Ear“ on Apple Music

- FIP Radio (FR) - Regular Airplays + articles

- RFI (FR) - Regualar Airplays

- KCRW (US) - airplays w/ Aaron Byrd, Ro Wyldeflower and more

- NTS (UK) - airplays w/ Selassie TBC, Tash LC and more

- Songlines (UK) - 4 Star review (1st album/2022) and (2nd album/2024)

- Deutschlandfunkkultur (DE) Live Session + Interviews + Airplays

- Radio Eins (DE) - Interviews + Airplays + Album of the week

- Byte FM (DE) - Regular Airplays 

- NPO Soul & Jazz (NL) - Airplays

 

 

Further Plays Worldwide: Rinse FM, Jazz FM, Soho Radio, Couleur 3, RTBF, Radio Canada, Antena 3 and many more stations across Australia, US and Europe