Kokoroko
Kokoroko is a British London-based septet, led by Sheila Maurice-Grey and Onome Edgeworth playing a fusion of funk and highlife. In February 2019, they were named "ones to watch" by The Guardian, after their track "Abusey Junction" garnered 57 million views on YouTube. "Abusey Junction" won Track of the Year at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards in 2019.
How Critics See Kokoroko
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Tuff Times Never Last
2025
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 74/100 across 4 reviews.
Kokoroko's Tuff Times Never Last arrives as a sun-soaked, spiritually tinged follow-up that trades some of the debut's raw Afrobeat sweat for sleeker, tuneful songwriting. Across f...
Tuff Times Never Last
2025
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Kokoroko's Tuff Times Never Last arrives as a sun-soaked, spiritually tinged follow-up that trades some of the debut's raw Afrobeat sweat for sleeker, tuneful songwriting. Across f...
