Chicago Afrobeat Project
CHICAGO, Illinois (March 25, 2010) – With media attention fluttering around Broadway’s debut of the new musical FELA!, co-produced by Jay-Z and Will Smith, the spotlight on afrobeat music has never been brighter.
This is good news for Chicago Afrobeat Project who, fresh from winning the “Best African Artist” award for the second year in a row at the 2010 Chicago Music Awards, hits the road this spring on the West Coast with dates in Colorado, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois and Michigan.
Chicago Afrobeat Project’s confirmed 2010 spring tour dates are:
April 9 - Owsley’s Golden Road / Quixote’s – Denver, CO
April 10 - Owsley’s Golden Road / Quixote’s – Denver, CO
April 11 - The Salt Water Cowboy – Avon, CO
April 12 - Belly Up – Aspen, CO
April 14 - Tree House Lounge – Reno, NV
April 15 - Jambalaya – Arcata, CA
April 16 - CODA – San Francisco, CA (Drink Well Be Good Tour)
April 17 - Sengthong’s – Dunsmuir, CA
April 19 - Applegate Lodge – Applegate, OR
April 20 - Wow Hall – Eugene, OR (Drink Well Be Good Tour)
April 22 - Eastside Club Tavern – Olympia, WA
April 24 - The Good Foot – Portland, OR
April 25 - Chop Suey – Seattle, WA (Drink Well Be Good Tour)
May 1 - Casa Aztlan – Chicago, IL
May 4 - Magic Stick – Detroit, MI (Drink Well Be Good Tour)
Additional dates to be added. Visit http://www.chicagoafrobeatproject.com for full details.
Chicago Afrobeat Project has released three studio albums to date and is currently working on its fourth for release in 2010. As a result of its seven-year history, the group’s sound has coalesced into a distinct interpretation of the afrobeat music pioneered by Fela Kuti in Nigeria in the early ‘70s. The influence of the genre’s politicized and polyrhythmic roots are evident, while the group’s urban-crafted musicianship injects an edgy, improvisational element into the songs structure.
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