
Keziah Jones
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Nigerian musician
About Keziah Jones
Keziah Jones (born Olufemi Sanyaolu on 10 January 1968) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He describes his musical style as "Blufunk", which is a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms. Also his Nigerian roots in Yoruba music and soul music can be considered a major influence on his sound. He is known for his distinctive style of guitar playing, including his percussive right-hand technique which is similar to a bass guitarist's slapping technique.
Quick facts
- Known for
- Alive & Kicking, Melissa, Captain Rugged
- Born
- 1968-01-10
- Artist type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Lagos
- Associated area
- Nigeria
- Active period
- 1968-01-10
- Genres
- blues, funk, singer-songwriter, soul
- Music tags
- blues, blufunk, funk, nigerian, singer-songwriter, soul
- ISNI
- 0000000055180556
- IPI
- 00162024411
External & source links
Keziah Jones gallery
Film & television credits
Alive & Kicking
Melissa
Captain Rugged
Nigerian Wood
Rhythm Is Love
Live at the New Morning
Liquid Sunshine
African Space Craft
Blufunk Is a Fact!
If You Know
Femiliarise
Live EP
Black Orpheus
Where’s Life?
New Brighter Day
Frinigro Interstellar
Beautiful Emilie
Live at the Megastore
The African Anarchist Corp. EP
Live at the Élysée Montmartre
May 1999, Live
