Effective period / Period of releases: 1971 - 1979

Members: Kofi Ayivor, Charles Colin Dyall, John Roachford, Rudy Smith, Siegfried Macintosh, George Allyn

The Modern Sound Quintet was formed by Rudy Smith, a Trinidadian Steel Pan drummer late 60's in Sweden. This international group of musicians featured John Roachford (Piano) from Barbados, Sigfriend McIntosh (bass) from Surinam, George Allyn (drums) from Trinidad and Kofi Ayivor (congas) from Ghana and Lars Samuelson (jazz trumpet) from Sweden. They released one album "Otinku" in 1971.

Late 70's they changed their name to Modern Sound Corporation and released another album "Dancin' Feet" in 1978.