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Daily news, music reviews & commentary on Afrobeat and related music from Africa,
The Caribbean &
The Americas,
sponsored by Chopteeth.
Chopteeth is 14 musicians-worth of Afrobeat, Highlife, Rumba
and vintage West African funk:
guaranteed to cure what ails you!
WHAT's NEW?
BLOG
features Chopteeth:
"This music has the drive of 1970s funk, the subtle rhythms of Yoruba tribal music, the fire of Ghanaian highlife."
PRESS
"A storming powerhouse of big-band African funk
rooted in the music of the Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti.
Chopteeth is smart, tight and relentlessly driving...a definite don't-miss."
—The Washington Post
Chopteeth voted
by readers of Silver Spring Voice & Takoma Park Voice
NEWS
"A hip-shakin, gotta-party, Afrofunk sensation."
—Washington City Paper
Winner of 2007 Best World Music Group Wammie Award
Nominated for 6 additional Wammie Awards including
Artist of the Year (2007) and Best New Artist (2004)
"Audiences went crazy over their music, a barrage of sound and movement that compels everyone to dance."
—The Washington Examiner
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Chopteeth at Surf Club Live with special guests King Soul
FRIDAY, MAY 9th
