Listen to Brooklyn's Super Yamba Band, and you'll find a unique blend of inspiration born of 70s/80s West-African Afrobeat and Psychedelic Funk bolstered by a well-attested aptitude when it comes to live performance. The band formed in 2014 –a ragtag gang of music-makers, having honed their craft alongside esteemed artists such as Reptar, Yeasayer, The Afromotive, Between The Buried And Me, Trioscapes and Mamadou's Fantastic Band to name a few. Through these experiences, perhaps the most influential collaboration for the band's sound was the with Senegalese griot and talking drum master Mamadou Mbenge, known best for his work with African pop star Abdou Guite Seck. "We played music pretty much constantly with Mamadou for three solid years in several different contexts and really came to understand African music through him," drummer Daniel Yount explains. Look no further than Super Yamba Band's debut single, Last Leap, for a taste of what this imaginative group brings to the New York City music scene. After a listen or two, a discerning ear might be able to detect the sounds of Mali and Senegal with a sprinkle of Jamaica, accented by the pulse of talking drum, sabar and djembe, beneath swells of raw keyboards, a infectious bass lines and powerful horn statements. Super Yamba Band has spent most of 2015 and 2016 in the studio and are anticipating an exciting release of new music this summer.