Island Futurism Taipei, Taiwan
Island Futurism is Taiwan's first Afrobeat inspired band since 2018.
Current
members:
Bass: DJ @llenblow
Guitar: How Chen
Drums: Guan-Zheng
Djembe: Danny Tsai
Drum Pad: Wahcee
Woodpecker: Eileen
Shekeres: Acknos Ko & Diana Chen
Tenor Saxophone & Dizhi (Flute): Hong-Yu
Trumpet: Grace Lu
Euphonium: Yang-Wei
Dub Control: A.P.R.A.
... more
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