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Shokazoba

Jazz band from Northampton, MA · formed 2005

funk
jazz
afrobeat
afro-beat

Shokazoba photo — Photo from the public record

Shows on record: 5
Rooms played: 5
Cities: 5
Releases: 4
Last show: Aug 22, 2018Gateway City Arts

About

Shokazoba is a band from Northampton, MA, formed in 2005, tagged funk, jazz, afrobeat by its sources. Shows on record run from 2006 to 2018, across 5 rooms in 5 cities.

Shokazoba formed in 2005 — MusicBrainz
Shokazoba is based in Northampton — MusicBrainz
Shokazoba has 3 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2008–2015 — MusicBrainz
Shokazoba has 166 listeners on Last.fm — Shokazoba on Last.fm
Shokazoba has released 3 recordings between 2011 and 2015 — Shokazoba on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

5 on record · Songkick, archive etree

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Shows per year

20061 show
20101 show
20111 show
20121 show
20181 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Aug 22, 2018	Gateway City Arts · HolyokeSupportwith Vieux Farka Toure	Support	Vieux Farka Toure
May 26, 2012	L'Escalier · MontrealHeadliner	Headliner	—
Oct 1, 2011	Bishop's Lounge · NorthamptonSupportwith EMEFE	Support	EMEFE
Sep 4, 2010	The Cantab Lounge · CambridgeHeadliner	Headliner	—
Aug 25, 2006	Sully's · HartfordHeadliner	Headliner	—

Where they play

5 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

Bishop's Lounge · Northampton1 show
Gateway City Arts · Holyoke1 show
L'Escalier · Montreal1 show
Sully's · Hartford1 show
The Cantab Lounge · Cambridge1 show

Cities played

Cambridge1 show
Hartford1 show
Holyoke1 show
Montreal1 show
Northampton1 show

Releases

4 releases, 2008–2015

One Destiny
2015 · Album
Ziklibrenbib Volume 15
2015
Congress for Sale
2011 · Album
Think Like a Hammer
2008 · Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 1 plays, 2011-04-18–2011-04-18 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Best Ambiance' (Doug Paterson) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Shokazoba — Gateway City Arts, 2018-08-22 — Poster · Gateway City Arts, 2018-08-22 — Songkick

Shokazoba — Bishop's Lounge, 2011-10-01 — Poster · Bishop's Lounge, 2011-10-01 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Shokazoba on Last.fm	Artist facts
Shokazoba on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
archive etree	Show history
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.