Fortunately, by this time (late 2021), there were two albums I could delve into – their brilliant 2020 debut, Roots, and 2021’s Love and Highlife. The projects offered me a broad platform for a deeper exploration of the duo’s unapologetic homage to indigenous West African sounds, with Kingsley on bass and his brother, lead vocalist Benjamin, on drums.
“I wonder if it’s something you hear all the time,” I ask.
“It’s a mix, man,” Kingsley laughs. “There are people who have followed us from the jump, you know,…