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The Wah Wah Collective

The Wah Wah Collective
Vinyl Artwork
Vinyl Artwork
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresNu jazz
Neo soul
Alternative R&B
Alternative dance
Alternative hip hop
Years active2001–2005, 2009–Present
LabelsGreasy Geezers,
I-innovate (UK)
MembersGeorgeyo
Mathieu Karsenti
Najero Okenabirhie
Sanya Lerin
Websitewahwah.let-i-innovate.com
Band Members (left to right)
Najero Okenabirhie (The Elusive), George Eyo, Sanya Lerin, Mathieu Karsenti

"The Wah Wah Collective" were a British, initially a London-based neo-soul underground music group, who released vinyl-only EPs and singles in the mid 2000s. The music group gained notoriety for their mixture of neo-soul, nu-jazz, Latin grooves with alternative dance. In more recent years the band have described their music as 'Eclectic Soul'. The Wah Wah Collective founding members were George Eyo and Najero Okenabirhire (The Elusive). The Wah Wah Collective were on the Greasy Geezers imprint label distributed by Kudos Records, Discograpgh (France), Goya and Pinnacle. The Greasy Geezers label was the creation of Najero Okenabirhie who previously worked with Sanctuary Music Management. The sister arm of the Wah Wah Collective were a Latin /acoustic based group called Gafanhoto Lingo an additional project created by The Wah Wah Collective founding members. Gafanhoto Lingo were accompanied by songwriter/ guitarist Mathieu Karsenti.