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, jùjú music, and rock. The members are well versed in afrobeat, the musical style of Fela Kuti. Based in Chicago, they play over 100 live performances a year, sometimes accompanied by African dancers from Chicago's Muntu Dance Theatre. The group has released four studio efforts between 2005-2013 all recorded at Fullerton Recording Studios.

Members

• David Glines - Guitar
• Kevin Ford - Keyboards, Studio Shaman
• Garrick Smith - Baritone Saxophone
• Angelo Garcia - Tenor Saxophone
• Mark Thomson - Trombone
• Xavier Galdon - Trombone
• Antar Jackson - Vocalist
• Danjuma Gaskin - Percussion
• Graham Czach - Bass
• Geoff Shell - Bass
• Graham Burris - Bass

• Chadwick - Painter (select shows)
• TJ Okulnola - Talking Drum (select shows)
• Tosha Alston - Dancer (select shows)
• Koya Odum - Dancer (select shows)

Awards

• 2013 - Tied for Runner-Up, Best International/World Music Act: Chicago Reader's "Best of Chicago 2013"
• 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 venues

• Bele Chere Music Festival (2005, 2006)
• Chicago's Summer Dance Series (2005, 2007)
• Chicago World Music Festival (2003, 2006)
• High Sierra Music Festival (2007)
• Martyrs (2009)
• Summer Camp Festival (2005, 2007)
• Vassar College Jazz Festival (2005, 2006)
• Wakarusa Music Festival (2006)
• Starwood Festival (2011)

Guest musicians

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

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

External links

• http://www.chicagoafrobeatproject.com