{"id":866,"date":"2021-11-08T11:17:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T11:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/?page_id=866"},"modified":"2022-12-19T01:47:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T01:47:21","slug":"joseph-jojo-kuo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/features\/joseph-jojo-kuo\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Jojo Kuo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"866\" class=\"elementor elementor-866\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67ce3a78 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"67ce3a78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5689c2eb\" data-id=\"5689c2eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-563f0a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"563f0a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4df50400\" data-id=\"4df50400\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283618f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"283618f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drummer Jojo<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc7f681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cc7f681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jojo-kuo-3-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jojo-kuo-3-cropped.jpg 813w, https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jojo-kuo-3-cropped-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/jojo-kuo-3-cropped-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6968a649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6968a649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Well respected in the music industry for being a brilliant drummer and programmer, Joseph \u201cJojo\u201d Kuo continues to make meaningful contributions to the African music, art, and cultural space. The Cameroonian is known for his unique craft, having created and performed music with legends like Fela Kuti, Papa Wemba, Mory Kante, and Harry Belafonte, just to name a few.<\/p><p>Even as early as the 1980s, Jojo\u2019s talent was astounding, not just in drumming but also in producing original musical tapestry. He is probably the first African musician to use electronic drums and computing technology to program music and produces groundbreaking sounds. His musical genius contributed to the success of songs like\u00a0\u201cY\u00e9k\u00e9 Y\u00e9k\u00e9\u201d, which sold over a million records globally.<\/p><p>Jojo comes from a musical family and his artistic potential was spotted at a very young age having started performing for crowds at the age of 15. He even went to study music in France and performed all over Africa and the Diaspora. To this day, Jojo still performs with his band in numerous locations all over America. Jojo is considered a giant in the industry and a mentor to many upcoming artists.<\/p><p><em><strong>Below is a snippet of Jojo performing at BeRaggae hosted by Atlanta Reggae in the Park in collaboration with the African Film and Arts Foundation.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fffa7cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fffa7cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-052b134\" data-id=\"052b134\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a95849d\" data-id=\"a95849d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfbf400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3dfbf400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/HJHils4dNuE&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c825326\" data-id=\"c825326\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7778557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7778557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6278a95e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6278a95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/features\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Features<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132566c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"132566c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drummer Jojo Well respected in the music industry for being a brilliant drummer and programmer, Joseph \u201cJojo\u201d Kuo continues to make meaningful contributions to the African music, art, and cultural space. 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