{{Short description|US musical group}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Flow Tribe | image = Flow Tribe - French Quarter Fest 2026.jpg | caption = Flow Tribe - French Quarter Fest 2026 | alt = | associated_acts = Cameo, Beastie Boys, the Meters, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, James Brown, Phish, Widespread Panic | website = {{URL|www.flowtribe.com}} | current_members = K.C. O'Rorke<br/>Scott Sibley<br/>Kyle Chervanik<br/>Evan Oberla<br/>Bryan Santos<ref name=official /> }}
'''Flow Tribe''' is an American funk rock band based in New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref name=official>{{cite web|url=http://www.flowtribe.com/ |title=FlowTribe.com |publisher=FlowTribe.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref> The band was founded in 2004, and was featured on Episode 11 of MTV's ''The Real World: New Orleans (2010 season)'', which aired September 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|date=2010-08-01|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/557365/out-of-control.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904184449/http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/557365/out-of-control.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 4, 2010 |title=Out of Control | Video |publisher=MTV |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref> Sahar Dika, a member of ''The Real World: New Orleans'' cast, sang three songs with the band at a concert at Tipitina's.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/557800/nailing-it.jhtml#id=1647051|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911220256/http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/557800/nailing-it.jhtml#id=1647051|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2010|title=Nailing It | Video |publisher=MTV |date=2010-09-08 |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/real-world-new-orleans/index.ssf/2010/09/mtvs_real_world_new_orleans_ep_8.html |title=MTV's 'Real World: New Orleans' episode 11 review |publisher=NOLA.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-20}}</ref>
Flow Tribe continues to be a festival staple in New Orleans playing the Voodoo Music Experience several times including the massive Main Stage,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.thevoodooexperience.com/band/flow-tribe |title=Flow Tribe at Voodoo Experience 2010 | Worship the Music | Oct 29·30·31, 2010 |publisher=2010.thevoodooexperience.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311073405/http://2010.thevoodooexperience.com/band/flow-tribe |archive-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival since 2010 including the Acura Main Stage,<ref>{{cite web |last= Press|first= Associated |date= April 24, 2025 |title= Jazz Fest kicks off Thursday with Locals Day, Flow Tribe, Denisia|url= https://www.fox8live.com/2025/04/24/jazz-fest-kicks-off-thursday-with-locals-day-flow-tribe-denisia/website= |location= New Orleans, LA |publisher= Associated Press|access-date= September 19, 2025}}</ref> has been a headliner at French Quarter Festival since 2010,<ref>{{cite web |last= Spera |first= Keith |date= April 10, 2023|title= 2023 French Quarter Festival: history, highlights and more|url= https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/festivals/2023-french-quarter-festival-history-highlights-and-more/article_6b223b18-d7bc-11ed-99a0-4b639f69d795.html |website= |location= New Orleans, LA |publisher= NOLA.com|access-date= September 19, 2025}}</ref> and performed many times at the Gretna Heritage Festival.<ref>{{cite web |last= Spera|first= Keith |date= July 15, 2024 |title= 2024 Gretna Heritage Festival releases lineup|url= https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/festivals/2024-gretna-heritage-festival-releases-lineup/article_1423185a-42b9-11ef-a2dc-cbac2f2cfced.html |location= New Orleans, LA |publisher= Nola.com |access-date= September 20, 2025}}</ref>
The band regularly tours nationally including playing many prominent festivals since 2010.<ref name=official /> Flow Tribe, known for their high energy live show brings their traveling street parade with them to every concert. Relix Magazine called Flow Tribe “bizarrely irresistible.”
Flow Tribe has collaborated with artists such as Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Big Freedia, Mannie Fresh, Ivan Neville, and many others.<ref name=official /> The band celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last= Spera|first= Keith |date= September 18, 2024 |title= At 20 years and counting, New Orleans funk band Flow Tribe still going with the flow|url= https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/at-20-years-and-counting-new-orleans-funk-band-flow-tribe-still-going-with-the/article_75d90500-74c3-11ef-ace6-2781c389997e.html |location= New Orleans, LA |publisher= Nola.com |access-date= September 20, 2025}}</ref>
==Formation==
Flow Tribe formed in 2004 as a project between high school friends at local New Orleans high school Brother Martin High School. After graduation arrived the boys went their separate ways, and the musical project was shelved. Two years later Hurricane Katrina drew the members back to New Orleans to help rebuild, and in the midst of the destruction of the disaster the band was revived.<ref name=official />
Eager to be ambassadors for a city that hadn't lost any ounce of its spirit during the flood, Flow Tribe re-tooled and hit the road, playing shows for music fans and displaced Katrina survivors throughout the Southeast. As their touring took them further and further away from Louisiana, they saw the love and appreciation that Americans had for the culture of New Orleans. They also learned that one of the most New Orleans-ish aspects of Flow Tribe's sound — the combination of different styles, sounds and genres into the same melting pot — appealed just as much to people who'd never visited the Big Easy. After all, Flow Tribe's genre-spanning "backbone-cracking music" had a little bit of something for everyone.
==Evolution==
The release of BOSS in 2017, produced by legendary hip-hop hitmaker Mannie Fresh, earned Flow Tribe critical acclaim and a spot at #58 on Billboard’s R&B Chart. The experience of recording the album inspired the band to create their own studio, aiming to foster a creative hub for New Orleans' vibrant music scene.
Flow Tribe’s 2024 release, Garden of Earthly Delights, saw the band collaborate with Ivan Neville (Dumpstahphunk, Rolling Stones) on the lead single “Keep Pushing”. "Keep Pushing" delivers a powerful, infectious groove that commands attention from the first note. Ivan’s soulful vocals and exceptional organ performance elevate the track, infusing it with energy and depth.<ref name=official />
==Current members==
* K.C. O'Rorke – vocals, trumpet * Scott Sibley – drums * Kyle Chervanik – bass, vocals * Evan Oberla – trombone, keys, vocals * Bryan Santos – guitar<ref name=official />
==Discography==
* ''Garden of Earthly Delights'' (2024)<ref name=official /> * ''Loteria Cosmica'' (2020)<ref name=official /> * ''Boss'' (2017)<ref>{{cite web |last= Spera|first= Keith |date= September 25, 2017 |title= Flow Tribe learned to be the 'Boss' by working with hip-hop producer Mannie Fresh|url= https://www.nola.com/flow-tribe-learned-to-be-the-boss-by-working-with-hip-hop-producer-mannie-fresh/article_058b95f0-7f38-589a-b96e-fd48e433f2b4.html |location= New Orleans, LA |publisher= Nola.com |access-date= September 20, 2025}}</ref> * ''Alligator White'' (2014) * ''At Capacity Live: Live at Tipitina's'' (2013) * ''Pain Killer'' (2012) * ''Pregnant With A Baby Called Funk'' (2008)
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==External links==
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* http://www.FlowTribe.com * http://www.realworlddailies.com/Video/Vibing-with-FloTribe/092ECFFFF00A1312F001B010FDBC4 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910201240/http://www.realworlddailies.com/Video/Vibing-with-FloTribe/092ECFFFF00A1312F001B010FDBC4 |date=2010-09-10 }} * https://web.archive.org/web/20110109074906/http://tipitinas.com/content/artist.asp?id=flowtribe * http://www.whereyat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=788&Itemid=488 * https://web.archive.org/web/20080705033528/http://tigerweekly.com/article/04-23-2008/8301
Category:American funk musical groups Category:Musical groups from New Orleans