Zongo Junction was a nine-piece instrumental Afrobeat band based in Brooklyn, New York. The band was formed in 2010. The members of Zongo Junction stretch the Afrobeat style to fit their musical interests, combining elements of Sun Ra, Talking Heads, and Fela Kuti to create their own version of afrobeat. Zongo Junction released their five-song debut EP Thieves! in 2010.
The band may have adopted the name Zongo Junction from a bus stop of the same name in Madina, a suburb of Ghana's capital, Accra.
The band Charlie Ferguson - Drums Morgan Greenstreet - Percussion Jordan Hyde - Guitar David Lizmi - Bass Ross Edwards - Keyboards Adam Schatz - Tenor saxophone Matt Nelson - Tenor saxophone Jonah Parzen-Johnson - Baritone saxophone Kevin Moehringer - Trombone Aaron Rockers - Trumpet
Discography Big Sir - Single (2015) No Discount (Electric Cowbell Records, 2014) The Van That Got Away - Single (Primary Records, 2012) Thieves! (2010)
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