EXTRA CURRICULAR are a group from the UK that combine soul with elements of rock, hip hop, and modern bass culture. Fronted by Thabo, the group also features a live horn section, electric guitar, bass, and drums. Formed from an exclusive after-hours jam club, Extra Curricular have been pushing their unique brand of soul-driven music on the UK underground live circuit since early 2009. The EC live show is something to be witnessed; Thabo's captivating voice and presence guides the listener through a sound that can one minute be full of raging horns, fuzzed out guitar, and bouncing bass and then, in the next, be electronica-tinged soul music to pull the heartstrings. Fittingly, in February 2011 Extra Curricular began working with the genre-defying DJ superstar Doorly, and in March 2012 the band will put out a collaborative EP on his label Pigeonhole This!

"Needle sharp, tight as a drum! The lean funk stylings of Huddersfield 6-piece Extra Curricular... The Rhythm section could just of easily of come out of New Orleans or Mussel Shoals as Huddersfield!"
Tom Robinson (BBC6 Music)

"Live hip hop/soul/funk all mixed together with a horn section! That's sounding really interesting!"
DJ Target (BBC RADIO 1EXTRA & ROLL DEEP)

"…their set was a master class in reaching across musical boundaries and drawing in listeners."
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"That was a very wonderful thing - That was Extra Curricular live in session... I'm absolutely dumbstruck, I loved it!"
Alan Raw (BBC Raw Talent)

"I've just watched Extra Curricular live at the Limetree festival and they knocked the ball out the park, tore the roof off the sucker!"
Craig Charles (DJ & BBC6 Music)