London, United Kingdom
Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Bukky Leo was spotted practising saxophone by the original Afro-beat drummer Tony Allen. He was immediately ushered into Tony’s newly formed band. Bukky went on to play with the great Fela Kuti where the seeds of Afro-beat were being sown. After sometime in the band Bukky decided to follow his own journey with his distinct style of jazz, funk and soul.
In 1982, Bukky’s path led him to London, where he became one of the forerunners of the Acid-Jazz scene. After seeing Bukky play live, a young A&R man call Gilles Peterson signed him to the newly formed Acid Jazz label.
Since then, Bukky has remained loyal to his roots, playing here, recording there and touring.
The latest project is a new record label called Drift-Recordings.
