A London collective that blends jazz-funk with Portuguese-language worship songs.
If you want to hear their range, put 'Emanuel' next to something like 'Servo.' One's a direct response to tragedy, the other is pure Portuguese worship, both feel like the same band.
They're not just another soul band from London. Their catalog includes tracks like 'Digno' and 'Não há nada comparado' sung in Portuguese, which feels like a different world from their jazz-funk foundation. The song 'Emanuel' came directly from the Charleston church shooting, giving their music a specific gravity you don't often find in worship music.
They formed in 2009 with vocalist Ayo Omoyele and guitarist Oli Rockberger. By 2018 they were releasing 'Emanuel,' a response to the Charleston shooting, which sits alongside earlier albums like 'Family Jewels' from 2012.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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