ONIPA means ‘human’ in Akan, the ancient language of the Ashanti people of Ghana.
It’s a message of connection through collaboration: from Ghana to London, our
ancestors to our children, Onipa brings energy, groove, electronics, afrofuturism,
dance and fire!

Born out of deep collaboration between long time friends KOG (Kweku of Ghana
of KOG and the Zongo Brigade) and Tom Excell (MD, guitarist and writer of
acclaimed jazz/ soul afrobeat pioneers Nubiyan Twist), first single “Open My Eyes” combined classic, shiny, Congolese-style soukous guitar licks with a funky afro-disco beat and KOG’s trademark vocals, alternating between Pidgin, Ga and English in a nostalgic piece about self-love and making your own way. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.