Zongo Junction

Zongo Junction
Zongo Junction
	Zongo Junction performing in 2012
Background information
Origin	United States
Genres	Afrobeat, Jazz, Funk
Years active	2009–2015
Labels	Primary Records, Electric Cowbell
Past members	Noah Garabedian, Raffi Garabedian, Joe Hartnett, Danny Lubin-Laden, Pavel Kogan-Liakhov, Aaron Shafer-Haiss, Adam Coopersmith, Charlie Ferguson, Morgan Greenstreet, Jordan Hyde, David Lizmi, Ross Edwards, Adam Schatz, Jonah Parzen-Johnson, Kevin Moehringer, Aaron Rockers

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)

References

↑ Andrew Gilbert (December 14, 2012). "Zongo Junction brings its driving Afro rhythms to the Bay Area". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
↑ "Zongo Junction". Go Folk Yourself. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
↑ Chun, Kimberly (December 27, 2012). "Bay Area weekend music picks, Dec. 27". SF Gate. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
↑ Ellen Cushing (January 26, 2011). "Zongo Junction". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2013-03-30.^{[dead link]}
↑ Ferguson, Charlie. "Charlie Ferguson's impact on modern afro music". Zee journalism. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
↑ "Zongo Bridges the Continental Divide In Allston". Allston Pudding. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

[San_Jose_Mercury_News-1] Andrew Gilbert (December 14, 2012). "Zongo Junction brings its driving Afro rhythms to the Bay Area". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

[Go_Folk_Yourself-2] "Zongo Junction". Go Folk Yourself. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

[The_SF_Gate-3] Chun, Kimberly (December 27, 2012). "Bay Area weekend music picks, Dec. 27". SF Gate. Retrieved 2013-03-30.

[The_SF_Gate_2-4] Ellen Cushing (January 26, 2011). "Zongo Junction". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2013-03-30.^{[dead link]}

[5] Ferguson, Charlie. "Charlie Ferguson's impact on modern afro music". Zee journalism. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[Allston_Pudding-6] "Zongo Bridges the Continental Divide In Allston". Allston Pudding. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-03-30.