Lack of Afro

Adam Gibbons (born 24 March 1981) (performing as Lack of Afro) is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Exeter, England.

Career Born into a musical family as the son of Teresa and Hugh Gibbons, he was educated at Exeter Cathedral School and Kelly College. He started playing the piano at the age of seven, taking lessons from his grandmother, Kay Gibbons. He took up the alto saxophone at the age of eleven and had progressed to Grade 8 by the time he was 17. He gained the nickname 'Lack of Afro' while a student at university where, as a disc jockey, he played funk at gigs. In his review of Gibbons's 2011 album This Time, Lloyd Bradley wrote of Gibbons that "as a fairly nerdy looking white guy, there was never going to be an afro involved in his vintage funk stylings." My Time, and, perhaps his most popular, Music For Adverts. Jack of All Trades was released on 24 May 2018.

Discography Press On (2007) My Groove Your Move (2009) This Time (2011) Music For Adverts (2014) Hello Baby (2016) Jack of All Trades (2018) I’m Here Now (2020) Square One (2023) From the Volt, One (2024) From the Volt, Two (2025) Love Dealer (2025)