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