
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
