The Budos Band

The Budos band formed in 2005 and are currently releasing their music through Daptone Records. There are nine consistent musicians in the line up who are occasionally joined by guests for their recordings and live shows. Budos have described their sound as afro-soul which is a genre often affiliated with them, it is a merger of jazz and soul with African influences. They have often noted as Ethiopian music as a large influence on their sound and this appears to create the back bone to their releases that they then incorporate genres such as funk and jazz.

Their albums have all been recorded at Daptone's personal studio named Daptone's House of Soul, in Brooklyn, New York. The first LP was released in 2005 and was simply titled 'The Budos Band'. The band then began a running theme, always including the band name in their album titles, their second album is 'The Budos Band II' and the third is 'The Budos Band III'. They also released an EP in 2009 called 'The Budos Band EP'.

Four of their tracks were used in the soundtrack of 2009 film 'New York, I Love You' whilst 'Up From the South' was featured in an NFL advert in 2013. The band has toured worldwide, stopping off in Canada, Europe and Australia.