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Efajemue

1988–

Canada

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Efajemue "Efa" Etoroma Jr. (born August 3, 1988), is a Canadian jazz musician most noted for his 2021 album Aesthetics, which was a Juno Award nominee for Jazz Album of the Year – Solo at the Juno Awards of 2022. As a drummer, Etoroma has been compared to the likes of Brian Blade, Roy Hanes and Tony Williams, while taking modern influences from drummers and producers such as Chris Dave, ?uestlove and Steve Jordan Efa has served as the drummer for various acts including, Moonchild, Sneakout, Common Souls, Sensae and Zephyr Avalon He is based in Los Angeles, California, where he has served on faculty at various higher education institutions and has released several albums that blend jazz music with hip hop and rhythm and blues influences.

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