ESG

Emerging in the 80s, the four Scroggins sisters (Deborah, Marie Renee and Valerie) formed a group with the support of their mother, who bought instruments to keep her daughters busy and away from trouble. Basing their sound on a mutual love for James Brown, Motown, and Latin music, the sisters went through a number of name changes before finally settling on ESG.

New York based group was one of the most dynamic bands of their time. With funk bass lines centering around complex polyrhythmic beats, they have become the most sampled group among Hip-Hop contemporaries including The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and LL Cool J, to name a few.

After number of years and reincarnations, ESG's sparse, raw, percussion-led sound continues to inspire and influence new generations.