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Tuff Times Never Last

Kokoroko

2025 · Jazz

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Tuff Times Never Last by Kokoroko

Tuff Times Never Last is a Soul & Funk album by Kokoroko, originally released in 2025. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

About

Kokoroko’s charmed ascendency continues on <i>Tuff Times Never Last</i>, the follow-up to their 2022 debut album <i>Could We Be More</i>. The record finds the London-based septet in an enviable position, having garnered both critical acclaim for their distinct fusion of jazz, Afrobeat, and highlife music and a formidable reputation as live musician. <i>Tuff Times Never Last</i> maintains the group’s core identity as champions of the West African sounds that serve as inspiration for their own compositions while weaving and layering new textures and influences into their artistic fabric. .

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Never Last
  2. A2Sweetie
  3. A3Closer to Me
  4. A4My Father in Heaven
  5. A5Idea 5 (Call My Name)
  6. A6Three Piece Suit

Side B

  1. B1Time And Time
  2. B2Da Du Dah
  3. B3Together We Are
  4. B4Just Can't Wait
  5. B5Over/Reprise

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Afrobeat
  • clean
  • defiant
  • political

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Anoushka NanguyTROMBONE TROMBONE, VOCALS VOCALS
  • Ayo SalawuDRUMS DRUMS, VOCALS
  • AzekelFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS
  • Catherine Adenaike-JohnsonVOCALS
  • Chaneti Tatiyana StevensVOCALS
  • Chelsea CarmichaelFLUTE, TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Demae WoduFEATURING FEATURING, VOCALS
  • Duane AtherleyBASS BASS, SYNTH, VOCALS BASS, VOCALS
  • Fusnara JamesVOCALS
  • LuluFEATURING, VOCALS
  • LULU.FEATURING, VOCALS
  • Miles JamesVOCALS
  • Olamma UkagbaVOCALS
  • Onome EdgeworthPERCUSSION PERCUSSION, FLUTE, WHISTLE PERCUSSION, VOCALS
  • Sheila Maurice-GreyFLUGELHORN, VOCALS TRUMPET, VOCALS VOCALS
  • Tobi Adenaike-JohnsonGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Yohan KebedeKEYBOARDS, SYNTH KEYBOARDS, SYNTH, VOCALS KEYBOARDS, VOCALS

3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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