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Keziah Jones (born Olufemi Sanyaolu on January 10, 1968 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He describes his musical style as “Blufunk”, which is a fusion between raw blues elements and hard, edgy funk rhythms. Also his Nigerian roots in Yoruba music and soul music can be considered a major influence on his sound.

He is known for his distinctive style of guitar playing, including his percussive right-hand technique which is similar to a bass guitarist’s slapping technique. He’s also famous for playing most of his live shows with a bare torso.

Jones is the son of Osodolamu Sanyaolu; Chief of a Yoruba tribe and successful industrialist. Jones spent his early childhood in a large family in the semi-Muslim part of Nigeria, close to the city of Lagos. From a young age he was being prepared to follow his father’s footsteps and was expected to have an academic career. Therefore his father enrolled him in a Public School in London and he left Nigeria at the age of eight to be educated in England.

“I had to find a way out of all that bullshit, and music was it!” By the age of 13 he discovered the old school piano and taught himself how to play and write songs. Three years later he switched to the guitar, increasingly neglecting his studies. After scraping through exams he went against his father’s wishes and family tradition even more by skipping school and busking in the streets, clubs and London Underground, constantly avoiding the police, the Immigration Department - and his own relatives.
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Keziah Jones live in London

30 Set 2010 | de www.keziahjones.com

‘Tony Allen 70 – Nigeria 50′ Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 7.30pm Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, Silk Street , London EC2Y 8DS Keziah Jones will join the line-up for a special one-off concert taking place at London’s Barbican on 6 October to celebrate …

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