Bokoya is a four-piece Jazz/Hip-Hop band from Cologne who plays improvised beat music. Like a four-headed human drum machine, Bokoya improvise, shape, and develop beats in the electric field of repetition and variation. It’s impossible to put a tag on Bokoya’s music. BADBADNOTGOOD, Dilla, Krautrock, Ambient and dub might work as rough reference points for the music but don’t do it justice.
Exposed to music from a young age, FloFilz grew up in Germany and Belgium before moving to Aachen, Germany where he studied the violin and classical music, while also playing in orchestras. He then moved to Berlin in 2020. In addition to his parents, who are both musicians, he cites Hip-Hop icons A Tribe Called Quest, J Dilla, and Madlib as key influences. Recognised as one of Germany’s most in-demand producers, the self-taught bedroom beatmaker has built his reputation led by his seductive blend of Jazz, Soul and lofi-influenced grooves. Taking great inspiration from London’s Jazz scene he has previously collaborated with the likes of MF DOOM, Alfa Mist, Barney Artist, Ivan Ave, JuJu Rogers, Biig Piig, K.A.A.N., J.Lamotta, Wun Two and K, Le Maestro. His January single “Uteki” (feat. Alfa Mist) has enjoyed spins by Tom Ravenscroft on BBC6 Music, as well as by other radio heavyweights on Worldwide FM, interfm Tokyo, Rinse FM and NTS.