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Chicago AfroBeat Project

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Active from
  
2002

Genre
  
Worldbeat

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Albums
  
Nyash UP!, CAbP, (A) Move To Silent Unrest, Off the Grid, Chicago Afrobeat Project

Record labels
  
CAbP Music, Chicago Afrobeat

Similar
  
Bobby Broom, George Jones, Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, Antibalas, Tony Allen

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Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) is a seven- to 14-piece world music ensemble with many influences, including afrobeat, Afro-Cuban, funk, jazz, jùjú music, and rock. The members are well versed in afrobeat, the musical style of Fela Kuti. Based in Chicago, the band began in 2002 in a loft at 657 West Lake Street. Beginning in 2005, the band began touring with many years performing more than 100 times per year.

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The group is sometimes accompanied by African dancers from Chicago's Muntu Dance Theatre as well as Ayodele Drum & Dance. The group has released four studio efforts between 2005-2013 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.

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Members

  • David Glines - Guitar
  • Kevin Ford - Keyboards, Studio Shaman
  • Garrick Smith - Baritone Saxophone
  • Angelo Garcia - Tenor Saxophone
  • Ryan Tedder - Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Keyboards, Guitar
  • Mark Thomson - Trombone
  • Xavier Galdon - Trombone
  • Parris Fleming - Trumpet
  • Antar Jackson - Vocalist
  • Danjuma Gaskin - Percussion
  • Luc Parcell - Bass
  • Geoff Shell - Bass
  • Chadwick - Painter (select shows)
  • TJ Okulnola - Talking Drum (select shows)
  • Tosha Alston - Dancer (select shows)
  • Imania Detry - Dancer (select shows)

    • Awards

  • 2014 - Best International/World Music Act: Chicago Reader's "Best of Chicago 2014"
  • 2014 - Winner, Best African Entertainer: Chicago Music Awards
  • 2013 - Tied for Runner-Up, Best International/World Music Act: Chicago Reader's "Best of Chicago 2013"
  • 2013 - Rhapsody Music Top 25 World Music Albums (Nyash UP!)
  • 2012 - Winner, Best African Artist: Chicago Music Awards
  • 2011 - Winner, Best African Artist: Chicago Music Awards
  • 2010 - Winner, Best African Artist: Chicago Music Awards
  • 2009 - Winner, Best African Artist: Chicago Music Awards
  • 2008 - Winner, Best African Artist: Chicago Music Awards
  • 2006 - Nominated for Chicago Music Award's "Award of Honor for Contribution to World beat Music"
  • 2005 - Nominated Best African Artist: Chicago Music Awards
  • 2004 - Nominated Best African Artist: Chicago Music Awards

    • Selected Festivals

  • Chicago World Music Festival (2003, 2006, 2013, 2015)
  • Utah Arts Festival - Salt Lake City, UT (2008, 2012)
  • CIMMfest (Chicago International Movies & Music Festival) - Chicago, IL (2016)
  • Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI (2014, 2015)
  • North Coast Music Festival Official After Party (with Tony Allen) - Chicago, IL (2014)
  • Bear Creek Music Festival - Live Oak, FL (2008)
  • High Sierra Music Festival (2007, 2008)
  • Wakarusa Music Festival (2006, 2008)
  • Detroit Concert of Colors - Detroit, MI (2014)
  • Boogie on the Bricks - Athens, OH (2016)
  • Evanston Ethnic Arts & Music Festival - Evanston, IL (2016)
  • Celebrate Clark Street - Chicago, IL (2007, 2008, 2016)
  • Green Eggs & Jam - Leavenworth, KS (2015)
  • Merchant Street Music Festival - Kankakee, IL (2015)
  • Logan Square Arts Festival - Chicago, IL (2015)
  • Felabration - Denver, CO (2014)
  • Deschutes Brewery Warehouse Party - Bend, OR (2014)
  • Sweet Pea Festival - Bozeman, MT (2014)
  • Ann Arbor Summer Festival - Ann Arbor, MI (2014)
  • Arcadia Creek Festival Place - Kalamazoo, MI (2014)
  • Reggae in the Mountains - Ketchum, ID (2013)
  • Windy City Ribfest - Chicago, IL (2013)
  • Artoberfest - Benton Harbor, MI (2013)
  • Andersonville Midsommarfest - Chicago, IL (2012)
  • Groovefest - Cedar City, UT (2012)
  • Dubuquefest - Dubuque, IA (2012)
  • Starwood Festival (2011)
  • Traverse City Summer Microbrew and Music Festival - Traverse City, MI (2010)
  • Camp Euforia - Lone Tree, IA (2010)
  • Mid Summer Meltdown Music Festival - Kempton, PA (2010)
  • Truckee Reggae Fest - Truckee, CA (2009)
  • Taste of Chicago - Chicago, IL (2009)
  • Bele Chere Music Festival (2005, 2006)
  • Chicago's Summer Dance Series (2005, 2007, 2010)
  • Summer Camp Festival (2005, 2007, 2008)
  • Vassar College Jazz Festival (2005, 2006)

    • Guest musicians

  • Tony Allen - 2013, 2014
  • Sugar Blue - 2013
  • JC Brooks - 2013
  • Sahr from FELA! on Broadway - 2012
  • Jeff Parker
  • Howard Levy
  • Bobby Broom
  • Diverse
  • Fareed Haque
  • Paul Wertico

    • Discography

    ALBUMS

  • Nyash UP! - CAbP Music (2013)
  • (A) Move to Silent Unrest - CAbP Music (2007)
  • Chicago Afrobeat Project - CAbP Music (2005)

    • EPs

  • Off the Grid EP - CAbP Music (2009)

    • COMPILATIONS FEATURED

  • Rough Guide to Afrobeat Revival (2009)

    • Songs

    Talking BushChicago Afrobeat Project · 2005
    Tibet on ItChicago Afrobeat Project · 2005
    Je Ka JoChicago Afrobeat Project · 2005

    References

    Chicago AfroBeat Project Wikipedia
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