Kód: 30062452 42,44 €
Dodanie trvá 12 týždňov.
Žáner: Jazz
EAN: 0783707210407 (info)
Obsahuje nosičov: 1
Nosič: CD
Popis - CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT / VARIOUS:
Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) is a dynamic, 8- to 14-piece collective rooted in '70s funk and jazz-infused afrobeat. In its own urban, contemporary style, CAbP reinterprets music pioneered by Nigeria's charismatic political activist, Fela Kuti. CAbP mixes Fela's traditional afrobeat with other dance-invoking musical motifs such as Chicago's electronic house music, complex Senegalese percussion rhythms and upbeat funk. The group began in late 2002 in a third-story loft on Lake Street in downtown Chicago. One by one, like-minded musicians joined the project, until members of the current band, including performers from around the globe, settled into the project. Today, the ever-morphing CAbP consists 8-14 performers including a full percussion section, a full horn section, keys, guitar, bass and African dancers (at select shows) -- and is still growing. The band's live set consists of originals as well as carefully chosen classic and obscure afrobeat covers -- each embedded with the unique CAbP footprint. In CAbP, each member is a leader, an ensemble player, a percussionist and a soloist. During extended songs, a member of CAbP steps to the forefront to speak his or her musical mind, and then slowly recesses back to the groove. Following this musical burst, another musician will rise and return. And then another. From performance to performance, these musical conversations vary the texture of each song, though one constant remains: The rhythm section pumps an addicting pulse. Evident in the band's personnel and appeal, the musical diversity of CAbP puts the group at home in any type of setting. Whether supporting world music acts like Steel Pulse, Burning Spear or Cyro Baptista, or acid jazz acts like Karl Denson's Tiny Universe or Garaj Mahal, CAbP finds new converts after each show. The music is immediately hypnotic and accessible regardless of a listener's taste. Chicago Afrobeat Project is a project in the truest sense of the word. It evolves, but the mission goes unchanged: To push experimental afrobeat to listeners across the globe.
