Ibibio Sound Machine

The band is fronted by British / Nigerian vocalist Eno Williams. Formed and based in London, the band combines elements of West African highlife, disco, post-punk & psychedelic electro soul. Folk stories, recounted to Eno by her family as a child in her mother’s South- Eastern Nigerian Ibibio language form the creative lyrical fabric of their debut album released on Soundway Records in April 2014.

A unique sound born out of the varied cultural makeup of London today, Ibibio Sound Machine was started by producers Max Grunhard, Leon Brichard and Benji Bouton along with singer Eno. After first tracking all the bass and drum tracks they joined up with Ghanaian guitar legend Alfred ‘Kari’ Bannerman, before adding Brazilian Anselmo Netto on percussion and synth/horn men Tony Hayden & Scott Baylis to Eno Williams’ unique vocals