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Help Is On The Way
(2002/2020)
Help Is On The Way, Akouo’s first studio album (EP), features the following personalities: Akouo, Pedulla 4-string electric bass guitars & vocals; Erich Hofmeister, drums; Larry Jolivette, Fender Rhodes; Edward Levin, Yamaha acoustic piano & string canvas; Hotepsekhemwy Arisekheru, electric rhythm guitar; Kelly O'Neal, vibes; Patrice N'gangula De Lemos, percussion; Kenni Holmen, flute; Robin Berry, harp; Doug Brown, foreground vocalist; Tierra Watkins, Y'vette Murrah and Marc Clemons, background vocalists; and Akouo and Marc Clemons, rescue scene. String arrangement by Edward Levin. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Richard Grossman.

Signz 'N' Timez
(2010)
Akouo’s second studio album (EP), Signz ‘N’ Timez, displays the musical talents of: Akouo, Pedulla 4-string electric bass guitars & glockenspiel; Erich Hofmeister, drums; Andre Rodriguez, Yamaha acoustic piano; Marquel McGhee, Hammond B-3 organ; Dean Magraw, electric rhythm guitar; Michael Nelson, trombone solo; Paul Cherba, trumpet & flugelhorn; Walter Chancellor, Jr., baritone & tenor saxophone; Thomasina Petrus, foreground vocalist; and 4Given (Martin, Mariah, Mikal and Morgan Miller), jump rope scene & background vocalists. Horn arrangement by Paul Cherba. Programming by JSong. Recorded by Jim Reynolds. Mixed by Tom Smouse. Mastered by Doug Wild.

Grace Journey
(2013)
His third studio album, Grace Journey, a 10-song offering, embodies a diverse range of musical styles expressed in the enumerated: Akouo, Pedulla 4-string electric bass guitars and piccolo electric bass guitar, balafon, glockenspiel, & laugh; K. Winslow Garnier, 5- string electric bass guitar; Marc Clemons, vocal bass; Erich Hofmeister, drums; Larry
Jolivette, Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ & Clavinet; Edward Levin, string canvas; Andre Rodriguez, Rhodes & Yamaha acoustic piano; Marquel McGhee, Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ; Clavinet, Yamaha acoustic piano & string canvas; David Hamilton, Yamaha acoustic piano; Matthew Riley, Steinway acoustic piano, Rhodes & string canvas; Steve Kimmel, Yamaha acoustic piano; Toyebi Adedipe, Moog synthesizers; Hotepsekhemwy Arisekheru,
electric rhythm guitars; Dean Magraw, acoustic rhythm guitars; Ben Bouissieres, electric rhythm & lead guitars; Jamie Carter, electric rhythm guitars; Matthew Hughes, electric rhythm guitars; Kelly O’Neal, vibes; Steve Kimmel, vibes; Patrice N'gangula De Lemos, percussion; Trenon Graham, percussion & tambourine; Tracy Garnier, Akouo, Aja Pridgen and Joseph Garnier, hand claps & finger snaps; Clint Hoover, harmonica; Douglas Starkebaum, cello; Paul Cherba, trumpet & flugelhorn; Mark Bobnick, trumpet; Solomon Parham, trumpet; Ronny Loew, baritone, alto & soprano saxophones; Felix James, flute; Vickie Crisler, flute; Daryl Jones, flute; Chris Fulton, trombone; Thomasina Petrus, Tierra Watkins, Joseph Garnier, Linda Dogbe, Toyebi Adedipe, Aja Pridgen, Rashid Walker, Akouo
and 4Given (Martin, Mariah, Mikal and Morgan Miller), foreground vocalists; Linda Dogbe, Toyebi Adedipe, Tracy Garnier Aja Pridgen, Thomasina Petrus, Joseph Garnier, Akouo and 4Given (Martin, Mariah, Mikal and Morgan Miller), background vocalists; and Keith Dent (Kredentials) and Raven Bowers, spoken word. String arrangements by Edward Levin, Matthew Riley and Marquel McGhee. Horn arrangements by Paul Cherba. Recorded by Jim Reynolds. Mixed by Tom Smouse. Mastered by Doug Wild.

Churchman

(2019)
As a concept project, Churchman, Akouo’s fourth studio album, intersects between multiple genres through the sizable yet symmetrical: Akouo, Pedulla 4-string electric bass guitars, Yamaha electric keyboard, Yamaha acoustic piano, string canvas, glockenspiel, baby rattle, siren whistle, running scene, spacecraft cockpit simulations, percussion, kiss & scream; K. Winslow Garnier, 5-string electric bass guitar; Trenon Graham, drums; Steven
Hobert, Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, Clavinet, Yamaha acoustic piano, Moog synthesizer & accordion; Marquel McGhee, Rhodes, Yamaha acoustic piano & string canvas; Douglas Hill, Rhodes; Toyebi Adedipe, Clavinet & Moog synthesizers; Lee Gatlin, Hammond B-3 organ; Steve Kimmel, Yamaha acoustic piano; Yamaha electric keyboard & Yamaha synthesizers; Joseph Garnier, Rhodes, Moog synthesizer & string canvas; Ben Bouissieres, electric rhythm & lead guitars; Matthew Hughes, electric and acoustic rhythm guitars & electric lead guitars; Dean Magraw, electric rhythm and lead guitars & sitar; Colin Hodges, electric rhythm & lead guitars; Pablo Charis, electric and acoustic rhythm guitars & slide guitars; Phil Nusbaum, rhythm & lead banjos; Ernest Bisong, violin; Mike Fugazzi, harmonica; D’Jalma M. Garnier, III, creole fiddle; Steve Kimmel, vibes, marimba & wooden spoons; Joseph Garnier, percussion, tambourine, timbales, washboard, handclaps & programming; Chris Fulton, trombones; Mike Olander, baritone saxophone; Ronny Loew, tenor saxophone; Mark Bobnick, trumpet; Phillip Holm, trumpet; David Mendenhall, trumpets & flugelhorn; Solomon Parham, trumpet & flugelhorn; Daryl Jones, flute; Alannah Garnier, Thomasina Petrus, Toyebi Adedipe, Akouo and Christ Warriors Children’s Choir (Elsa Kagose, Ashley Alcenat, William Mbilima, Subira Kagose, Jayden Alcenat and Eryenda Mbilima), foreground vocalists; Alannah Garnier, Toyebi Adedipe, Tracy Garnier, Aja Parham, K. Winslow Garnier, Tameya Robinson, Elizabeth Garnier, Nancy Ellis, Joseph Garnier, Thomasina Petrus and Akouo, background vocalists; Akouo, K. Winslow Garnier, Elizabeth Garnier, Alannah Garnier, Joseph Garnier and Thomasina Petrus, summons scene; Toyebi Adedipe, Tracy Garnier, Aja Parham, Tameya Robinson, Nancy Ellis, Joseph Garnier and Akouo, atmospheric chants, handclaps & laughing scene; Joseph Garnier, emcee; and Keith Dent, spoken word. Choir directed by Josiah Obwatho. String arrangements by Marquel McGhee, Joseph Garnier and Kenneth P. Garnier. Horn arrangements by Paul Cherba, Kenneth P. Garnier, Chris Fulton and Solomon Parham. Recorded by Jim Reynolds. Mixed by Tom Smouse. Mastered by Greg Reierson.