"A sensation—the dozen-plus member outfit cooks up a scintillating stew of Afrofunk, rumba, salsa, ska and funk."
—The Washington Post
"Hip-shaking debut album truly has a jazz-without-borders frame of mind."
—Montreal Gazette
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Daily news, music reviews & commentary on Afrobeat and related music from Africa,
The Caribbean &
The Americas,
sponsored by Chopteeth.
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 hip-shakin, gotta-party, Afrofunk sensation. They cook. They dance.
The organs are fat. The horn section is beastly. And the protest (”Struggle”) generally takes a backseat to the party (”Upendo”).
Their LP is called Afrofunk Big Band. It’s great."
—Washington City Paper
2008 Wammie Award Winners from
The Washington Area Music Association:
Artist of the Year
Best World Music Group
Debut CD of the Year
Best World Music Recording
2007 Wammie Award Winner:
Best World Music Group
"Thunderous...potent. Chopteeth's debut CD takes the band from upbeat Swahili lyrics over a South African pulse one second, to spaghetti Western-inspired instrumentals the next. True to the political essence
at the heart of Fela's music."
—Billboard
”Raging guitars and rich, swaggering horns. Propulsive.”
—The Boston Globe
“Wonderfully fresh. With absolutely no reservations, this is an outright success."
—Allmusic.com
NEWS
January 2009:
"Afrofunk with lunatic energy."
National Public Radio features Chopteeth in 10-minute Weekend Edition segment broadcast on 600 stations nationwide. Check it out.
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FRIDAY, JULY 10
Washington, DC
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February 2009
from The Washington Area Music Association! Plus:
Best World Music Group, Debut CD of the Year &
Best World Music CD!
NEWS
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NEWS
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FRIDAY, JULY 17
North Bethesda, MD
