Chicago Afrobeat Project Explained

Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) is a seven- to 14-piece world music ensemble[1] with influences including afrobeat, hip hop, funk, jazz, jùjú music, and rock. The members are well versed in afrobeat, the musical style of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen, and use it as a jumping off point to explore other styles. Based in Chicago, the band began in 2002 in a loft at 657 West Lake Street. The group is sometimes accompanied by African dancers from Chicago's Muntu Dance Theatre as well as Ayodele Drum & Dance. The group has released five studio efforts between 2005-2017, all recorded at Fullerton Recording Studios. In the summers of 2013 and 2014, the band collaborated with Fela Kuti's original drummer, Tony Allen, for a series of performances and recording sessions at Fullerton Recording Studios with the resulting work featured on the album What Goes Up (2017).

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Notes and References

  1. http://recoilmag.com/interviews/?1092 Recoil Magazine 2007
  2. Web site: Best international/world music act. 25 June 2014 . 2016-07-04.
  3. Web site: Rhapsody: "Top 25 World Albums of 2013". 11 May 2014 . en-US. 2016-07-04.
  4. Web site: Utah Arts Festival - Past Performers at the Utah Arts Festival. 2016-07-04.
  5. Web site: Chicago Afrobeat Project : LIVE SCORE DANCE PARTY!!! - CIMMfest. 2016-04-15. en-US. 2016-07-04.
  6. Web site: Summerfest June 25 line-up. Green. Christie. 2016-07-04.
  7. Web site: North Coast Music Festival After Parties Toast Of The Coast. 2016-07-04. 2016-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815131818/https://chicago.thelocaltourist.com/news/cara-carriveau/north-coast-music-festival-after-parties-toast-coast. dead.
  8. Web site: Bear Creek Fest Lineup. 2008-09-09. en-US. 2016-07-04.
  9. Web site: Past Lineups - High Sierra Music Festival. en-US. 2016-07-04.
  10. Web site: Saturday Night Dance Parties: (Concert of Colors "Tune-Up") Chicago Afrobeat Project and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca Midtown Detroit Inc.. midtowndetroitinc.org. 2016-07-04. 2016-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816175720/http://midtowndetroitinc.org/events/events-list/saturday-night-dance-parties-concert-colors-tune-chicago-afrobeat-project-and. dead.
  11. Web site: 2016 Lineup June 25, 2016 12pm – 11pm. boogieonthebricks.com. 2016-07-04.
  12. Web site: Celebrate Clark Street World Music Festival. Celebrate Clark Street World Music Festival. 2016-07-04.
  13. Web site: MusicFest draws thousands for 40 bands. Dykstra. John. 2016-07-04.
  14. Web site: Logan Square Arts Festival: Helado Negro, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Serengeti, KRSA, Conjunto, and others. Chicago Reader. 2016-07-04.
  15. Web site: Felabration! - A Celebration of the music of Fela Kuti feat. Dave Watts (The Motet), members of Euforquestra and members of Atomga w/ Chicago Afrobeat Project - Tickets - Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom - Denver, CO - October 18th, 2014. Cervantes' Masterpiece. 2016-07-04.
  16. Web site: Jungle Cross Warehouse Party. www.visitbend.com. 2016-07-04.
  17. Web site: Chicago Afrobeat Project. 2014-05-12. en-US. 2016-07-04.
  18. Web site: This weekend at Top of the Park/Ann Arbor Summer Fest, June 27–29: Robert Cray and Mavis Staples, Transe Express and more. 2016-07-04.
  19. Web site: Kalamazoo Island Fest returns for 19th year WMU News Western Michigan University. wmich.edu. 2016-07-04.
  20. Web site: Uptown Update: Windy City Rib Fest Coming to Lawrence and Broadway This Weekend. www.uptownupdate.com. 2016-07-04.
  21. Web site: The afrobeat goes on. 2016-07-04.
  22. Web site: Andersonville Midsommarfest (6/9/2012). ChicagoPride.com. 2016-07-04.
  23. Web site: Music on the Town Clock Stage: Chicago Afrobeat Project DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival. dubuquefest.org. 2016-07-04.
  24. Web site: Who's playing and who's pouring at this year's Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival. 2016-07-04.
  25. Web site: Camp Euforia VII: Iowa's Premier Independent Music Festival: KindWeb News Articles. www.kindweb.com. 2016-07-04.
  26. Web site: Jibberjazz. 2016-07-04.