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Afrirampo Tickets

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Dec 10, 2009 19:30 Afrirampo Cargo London

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YouTube Afrirampo Videos

Afrirampo - Afrirampo

Afrirampo - Afrirampo (03:07)

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Afrirampo Live

Afrirampo Live (02:57)

Afrirampo performing 'do do do do do' live at pepperland in Okayama, Japan. September 1, 2006. Not the best quality; the sound and video are out of sync. Sorry about that. Still badass.

Afrirampo

Afrirampo (03:19)

Live outside HMV Harajuku, Tokyo, 1st April 2005.

AFRIRAMPO - LIVE AT UPSET THE RHYTHM

AFRIRAMPO - LIVE AT UPSET THE RHYTHM (01:10)

BARDEN'S BOUDOIR, LONDON / THU 21 APRIL 2005 / PRIMAL ROCK JAPAN SAY YEH!

Afrirampo - Live in Glasgow

Afrirampo - Live in Glasgow (10:41)

This is a song which, as far as I can tell, doesn't appear on any of Afrirampo's releases.

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Afrirampo Biography

are a band from Osaka, Japan. They are Oni (guitar, vocals) and Pikachu (drums, vocals). Since forming in 2002 they have toured with Sonic Youth and Lightning Bolt, collaborated with Acid Mothers Temple and released several CDs on various labels. In 2005 they performed at All Tomorrow's Parties, the avant-garde music festival curated by Vincent Gallo, and joined performance artist Yoko Ono on stage for her closing piece.

Afrirampo's live performances often feature call and response vocals, catchy distorted pop melodies, looping fret noise, droning feedback, guttural barks and impromptu squealing.

The period of 2002-2005 saw Afrirampo's visibility within the ranks of contemporary noise rock increasing in a manner that Matthew Murphy of Pitchforkmedia.com described as "meteoric". This might be attributed to their powerful stage presence, and hyper-energized live performances which have generated considerable interest within the alternative music press.

After playing in several bands throughout their teens, Oni with an instrumental trio called Hankoki and Pikachu with a psychedelic quartet of girls called Z, the pair started Afrirampo in the spring of 2002 at the ages of 18 and 19..

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Afrirampo's Best Songs

  • 1. Dodododo
  • 2. AfriRAMPO
  • 3. Oni Pika Heart
  • 4. I Am Bird
  • 5. Want You
  • 6. O
  • 7. Kairaku Do Re Mi
  • 8. I Did Are
  • 9. Pekkopa in Brooklyn
  • 10. Kui! Kui!
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Afrirampo Discography

Afrirampo albums.

  • Suuto Breakor - 07/09/2007 (P-Vine Records/JP)
  • Kore Ga Mayaku Da - 21/06/2005 (Tzadik/US)
  • URUSA IN JAPAN - 27/04/2005 (Ki/oon Records Overseas/JP)

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