The internationally acclaimed Dutch band Fra Fra Sound is an infectious seven-piece group whose music melds African, Caribbean, Latin-American, jazz, soul, funk, into their own unique and compelling sound.
Since their formation in Amsterdam in 1980, the group has built an increasingly strong reputation through worldwide touring and seven critically acclaimed CD's. The band's journey has taken them through many artistic stages, from the exploration of Surinamese kaseko, kawina and winti, to the extensive relationships between numerous African styles.

When bassist Vincent Henar named his band Fra Fra Sound, the Amsterdam-based musician wanted to play music from his native Suriname (the South American country that was formerly Dutch Guyana). The band has since extended its musical reach and developed an absolutely individual sound, in which Caribbean and African rhythms and grooves are subtly blended with jazz improvisations.

The name 'Fra Fra' has several meanings: it means a hybrid, but also strange. different, mysterious - the invisible connection. Fra Fra is also the name of a tribe in North-West Ghana: the Fra Fra people. In that sense the band's name reflects the relationship between music, dance, religion and philosophy from the African Diaspora and West Africa. In an organic and always swinging way, Fra Fra provides insight into the original relationship between American jazz, Surinamese kaseko and African rhythms.

Fra Fra Sound has performed on world music stages and festivals, jazz festivals and clubs, theaters and concert halls throughout the world. They've toured Europe, Africa, countries around the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, South America and the United States, earning critical acclaim from audiences and critics wherever they go.

Kultiplex consists of all original compositions and is a reflection of the many inspiring experiences gathered by Fra Fra Sound during the international tours and collaborations with coryphées in jazz and world music. The CD title, Kultiplex, refers to the continual musical and cultural crossover within the group.