The Shaolin Afronauts | |
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| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Afrobeat, Funk, Jazz |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Freestyle, Meccca |
| Members | Ross McHenry, Kevin Van Der Zwaag, Lachlan Ridge, Andrew Crago, Luca Spiler, Adam Page, John Hunt, Chris Weber, Dylan Marshall, Jarrad Payne |
The Shaolin Afronauts are an Afrobeat band based in Adelaide, Australia. Their music is heavily influenced by West African Afrobeat artists such as Fela Kuti, but also incorporates elements of avant-garde jazz, soul and other traditional African and Cuban percussive rhythms. They describe their music as "interstellar futurist afro-soul".