Interviews

Sola Akingbola Interview

Sola Akingbola is one-sixth of the backbone to the acid jazz funk machine which is Jamiroquai. He is of Nigerian decent, specifically Yoruba, and this Yoruba sound pumps through his veins and is injected into Jamiroquai tracks. Sola joined Jamiroquai in 1995, as a percussionist and hasn't looked back since the album Traveling Without Moving. On the success of Jamiroquai's latest installment A Funk Odyssey (four times platinum in Australia), the band graced our shores again for another round of high paced, electrified funk, playing to sold-out venues, right across the country. Being on tour for the last 18 months and ending their tour in Australia, the guys had some well deserved moments to themselves and while in Melbourne, Sola and Derrick McKenzie (another member of Jamiroquai) decided to hold workshops for aspiring musicians. TYCP Australia Correspondent Joel Stebbing caught up with Sola for some insight.