Ricky na Marafiki

Ricky na Marafiki is a 5 piece band playing Africanized Jazz with infusions of world music, Their musical journey beginning in 2010 in Nairobi, the cosmopolitan capital city of Kenya. Their arrangements are symphonic with the vocals infusing depth and emotion into each performance. Their sound is deliberate and reminds us that we live in an enormous universe filled with wonders and connected with music. Having hosted numerous live bi-monthly Afrojazz events, Ricky na Marafiki Band excels at connecting with audiences and taking them on a musical journey from countryside to urban, delicately fusing high-energy and danceable rhythms that appeal to young and old alike

PERFORMANCES, TOURS & ACCOLADES 2021 International Jazz Day Virtual Performance, American Corner 2020 Best Jazz Act Of The Year, Café Ngoma Awards [Kenya] 2019 Ricky Nanjero Victor Wooten Bass Players Camp Residency [Tennessee, USA] 2019 Jamafest Performance [Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania] 2018 ONGEA! Music Summit Kenya 2018 Bengafest Kenya 2016-2018 Ricky Nanjero Tour with Les Mangelepa [Europe] 2013 DOADOA Performing Arts Market [Jinja, Uganda] 2012 Sauti za Busara Festival [Zanzibar, Tanzania]

DISCOGRAPHY 2011 Tucheze This album is a bass-guitar heavy journey through the different eras of Nairobi musical sound blending both traditional and modern Kenyan music styles 2015 So Simple This album is an eclectic mix of sounds, swinging between the traditional lipala & mutibo music of the Luhya people of Western Kenya and the sophisticated jazz tunes in high end lounge bars in Nairobi 2016 Soul Food Ft. Biba Bouch This album is a collaboration album featuring one of the greatest German jazz singers Biba Bouch. It is a celebration of Kenya music with a German interpretation. 2019 Soko Huru This album challenged the norms of Benga music composition and seeks to break away from the mold of traditional music composition and performance. By way of collaboration, Soko Huru – Swahili for Free Market – intends to push Benga music across the global music market thus establishing the Benga genre as the ambassador of Kenyan music on the world scene

RICKY NA MARAFIKI BAND LINKS Purchases: linktr.ee/RickyNaMarafiki --- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickyNaMarafiki/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RickyNaMarafiki/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/Ricky-NaMarafiki Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AEO_Afrojazz/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB16yGVqPvfEz-NrPqC3Gug--- Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9N9jP1Tpco Live Show: https://fb.watch/5AU1nHjbvE/ Live Show: https://fb.watch/5ATVbBJDhz/ Gig: https://fb.watch/5ATYr1SPBl/