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National Afrobeat
FELA, a Musical Giant in the time of Revolution
Fela Kuti
May 8, 2012
FELA!, the most critically acclaimed musical of the season, received three 2010 Tony Awards®: Best Choreography, Best Costume Design for a...
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Chicago Afrobeat Project gets down at the Bottleneck + Previews!
concert
March 13, 2012
It has been almost a full year since Chicago Afrobeat Project came to the Bottleneck and rocked out for an impressed crowd. That Wednesday night...
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Live music review: Hard Proof impresses fans at Free Week and gets a surprise
Free Week
January 9, 2012
When Graham Williams was booking events at the original Emo's venue years ago, an idea was born that reflects Austin at its heart,Free Week....
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Live music review: Hard Proof put the Afrobeat in KVRX's Local Live show Sunday
Hard Proof
December 19, 2011
Austin Afrobeat collective, Hard Proof performed a live set for radio and internet listeners last night at KVRX radio at The University of Texas....
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The Afronauts: Ride Along on a Funk Party Rocket
afronauts
November 16, 2011
DJ’s are nice but for serious grooving it helps to have a nine (9!) member strong horn band in charge of your hips. An Afronaut’s show...
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SUNU unleashes a new jazz CD and L5 wins the Jackpot + Previews!
concert
May 17, 2011
Saturday night was busy downtown, with party people bar hopping across Mass. Street. Two of the most exciting shows that night held steady crowds...
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Afrobeat Legend Tony Allen at Le Poisson Rouge
Music
April 15, 2011
Wednesday night, Afrobeat rang throughout Greenwich Village club and performance space, Le Poisson Rouge. Tony Allen, a founding father of the...
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Chicago Afrobeat Project plays refreshing jazz at the Bottleneck + Previews!
concert
April 14, 2011
There certainly is no shortage of exciting shows at the Bottleneck lately, even Wednesday night the bar exploded with brilliant music as Chicago...
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The Elbo Room gets funky with ALBINO! Afrobeat Lab 4 month residency
Albino!
January 26, 2011
I associate the Elbo Room with regularly occurring nights of good, funky dancing. Between their bi-monthly Soul Saturdays, Dub Nights and...
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Toubab Krewe at the Grog Shop, 1/11/11
Toubab Krewe
January 14, 2011
On Tuesday, January 11, 2011 the forecast called for anywhere from two to eight inches of snow across northeast Ohio, but at the Grog Shop in...
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