Eri Okan

..::...ERI OKAN...::..

Afro-Brazilian Roots Drums, Dance and Song AFRICA - BAHIA - LONDON....

Eri Okan = Consciência = Conscience The cultural movement grows, breathes and with each breath ideas are born. ERI OKAN: a band, an afro block, an expression of original street culture, integral to London; its roots in Samba-Reggae and the Afro-centric music of North East Brazil fused with Afro Beat and Jamaican Reggae.

BandaAfro ERI OKAN have been performing since 2003. Clubs, festivals, street parties and special events. Since 2004, the 50 piece street ensemble BlocoAfro ERI OKAN have paraded at the Notting Hill Carnival every year. At the core of an ERI OKAN performance is a drum section of between four and twenty percussionists. They knock out the wicked sounds of the repinique, timbau, surdo and caixa; backing up the singing and songwriting talents of Xavier Osmir (Brazil), Seyi Adjeigbe (Nigeria), Marcina Arnold (UK) and Rebeca Valim (Brazil). A vida anda, e com cada paso a gente aprende e luta para um mundo mais justo.