| Biography | Ariwo are a Cuban/Iranian quartet, focussing on the unexplored intersection between electronic and ancestral music.
The word Ariwo means Noise in Yoruba. The name was selected to underline the bands desire to combine traditional rhythms into a live electronic performance that challenges perceptions of ancestral music, and connects diverse cultures from around the world.
The band brings together acclaimed Iranian electronic composer, Pouya Ehsaei; Carlos Acosta and Irakeres Latin Grammy winning 'percussion virtuoso' Hammadi Valdes; figurehead of London's Cuban music scene, Oreste Noda; and Ropeadopes award-winning Jazz trumpeter, Jay Phelps.
Their 2017 eponymous debut album received 4 stars in Songlines and the Evening Standard, as well as glowing reviews in the Wire, Rhythm Passport and Stamp the Wax. Their single 'To Earth' was listed on Phonica Records' top 50 tracks of 2017. |