Onipa’s new album flows through afrobeats, highlife, kwaito and UK bass – bridging between the London club-scene and African folklore

Onipa release Off The Grid next month – the band’s second full-length album and first release on Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records – featuring collaborators such as Moonchild Sanelly, David Walters, Dele Sosimi and Theon Cross.

The twin creative forces behind Onipa – Tom Excell (Nubiyan Twist) and Kweku Sackey (K.O.G. & the Zongo Brigade), play together with Finn Booth on drums and Dwayne Kilvington (a.k.a. Wonky Logic) on synths.

“This record is our coming-of-age,” says Kweku. “We have found a sound and a connection that allows us to talk to our audience. One of the hardest things for bands to do is have an audience that understands your sound.”

 

UK Tour Dates

22/10 – Musicport, Whitby

26/10 – Jazz Cafe, London

27/10 – Cornish Bank, Falmouth

28/10 – The  Phoenix, Exeter

18/11 – The Brudenell, Leeds

24/11 – Lost Horizon, Bristol

25/11 – Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea

01/12 – Cobalt Studios, Newcastle

02/12 – The Brewery, Kendal

15/12 – Cowley Workers Club, Oxford

16/12 – The Goods Shed, Stroud

18/01 – Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester

19/01 – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich

20/01 – The Junction, Cambridge