Founded by brothers Joe "Pleasuremaker" McGuire and Oz "Señor Oz" McGuire, the group's weekly residency at the Elbo Room in the Mission District has established Afrolicious as an integral player in the San Francisco live music scene.
Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, multi-instrumentalist and DJ/producer Pleasuremaker followed his brother Oz in relocating to San Francisco in 2006.
With their unofficial motto "It's a party, not a show", the weekly Afrolicious night at the Elbo Room became a breeding ground for the duo to scout out musicians for a new band.
Their full-length debut original album, California Dreaming, was released in March 2013 on their own label, Afrolicious Music.
In addition to the following releases, Afrolicious is loosely affiliated with a worldwide group of DJs, producers, bands, and labels who produce contemporary soulful dance music inspired by sounds of the African diaspora, including Antibalas, Chico Mann, Nickodemus, DJ Smash, Wonderwheel Recordings, Subsuelo, and Cumba Mela.