Chicago AfroBeat Project
Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) is a seven- to 14-piece world music ensemble[1] with many influences, including afrobeat, Afro-Cuban, funk, jazz, juju music, and rock. The members are well versed in afrobeat, the musical style of Fela Kuti. Based in Chicago, IL, they play over 100 live performances a year, sometimes accompanied by African dancers from Chicago’s Muntu Dance Theatre.
Members
- David Glines - Guitar
- Kevin Ford - Keyboards, Studio Shaman
- Garrick Smith - Baritone Saxophone
- Angelo Garcia - Tenor Saxophone
- Mark Thomson - Trombone
- Antar Jackson - Vocalist
- Ricardo Gonzalez - Drum set
- Danjuma Gaskin - Percussion
- Graham Czach - Bass
- Chadwick - Painter (select shows)
- TJ Okulnola - Talking Drum (select shows)
- Tosha Alston - Dancer (select shows)
- Koya Odum - Dancer (select shows)
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 venues
Guest musicians
Discography
- Off the Grid (2008) EP - CAbP Music (2009)
- (A) Move to Silent Unrest - CAbP Music (2007)
- Chicago Afrobeat Project - CAbP Music (2005)
Notes
References
- CityBeat Jan. 9th, 2010
- The Urban Flux - "Chicago Afrobeat Project Brings Funk-Infused Dance to Le Poisson Rouge" Feb. 9th, 2011
- Recoil Magazine - interview with Nick Stephenson Dec. 2007
- NUVO - "Chicago Afrobeat Project" by Paul F. P. Pogue
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