Tuff Times Never Last is a Soul & Funk album by Kokoroko, originally released in 2025. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
About
Kokoroko’s charmed ascendency continues on <i>Tuff Times Never Last</i>, the follow-up to their 2022 debut album <i>Could We Be More</i>. The record finds the London-based septet in an enviable position, having garnered both critical acclaim for their distinct fusion of jazz, Afrobeat, and highlife music and a formidable reputation as live musician. <i>Tuff Times Never Last</i> maintains the group’s core identity as champions of the West African sounds that serve as inspiration for their own compositions while weaving and layering new textures and influences into their artistic fabric. .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Never Last
- A2Sweetie
- A3Closer to Me
- A4My Father in Heaven
- A5Idea 5 (Call My Name)
- A6Three Piece Suit
Side B
- B1Time And Time
- B2Da Du Dah
- B3Together We Are
- B4Just Can't Wait
- B5Over/Reprise
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Afrobeat
- clean
- defiant
- political
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- AzekelFEATURING VOCALS
- Demae WoduFEATURING VOCALS
- Duane AtherleyBASS VOCALS SYNTH
- Ayo SalawuDRUMS VOCALS
- Tobi Adenaike-JohnsonGUITAR VOCALS
- Yohan KebedeKEYBOARDS SYNTH VOCALS
- Onome EdgeworthPERCUSSION FLUTE WHISTLE
- Chelsea CarmichaelTENOR SAXOPHONE FLUTE
- Anoushka NanguyTROMBONE VOCALS
- Sheila Maurice-GreyTRUMPET VOCALS
- LULU.FEATURING VOCALS
- Miles JamesVOCALS
- Catherine Adenaike-JohnsonVOCALS
- Chaneti Tatiyana StevensVOCALS
- Fusnara JamesVOCALS
- Olamma UkagbaVOCALS
- LuluFEATURING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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