Ikoqwe - Beginning, the Medium, the End, and the Infinite 9/23/24 AF At age thirteen he started

At age thirteen he started teaching himself to play guitar and today his commitment to teaching and passing on what he's learned over the past 40 years to current and future musicians

You may know Rodrigo Amarante already

and drummer Tré Cool

Founded in Philadelphia

Ikoqwe - Beginning, the Medium, the End, and the Infinite 9/23/24 AF At age thirteen he startedIKOQWE (pronounced ee kok weh) is a new project by Batida (aka Pedro Coqueno, the Angola born, Lisbon raised artist who ranks among the leading exponents of the new wave of African electronic music), and Luaty Beiro, aka Ikonoklasta, the Angolan rapper turned iconic activist. IKOQWE's inspiration comes from old school Hip Hop as much as from traditional Angolan music. The album includes drum machines, vocals in Angolan slang, Umbundu, Portuguese &