Chicago Afrobeat Project with Matt Skinner
The Yacht Club
Friday, February 20
9:00pm/ Price: $7

Afrobeat cannot stand still. As the genre’s tempting sounds continue a resurgence across the globe, Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) remains true to its original vision of breathing the intensity of Chicago’s rich music scene into the infectious sounds of afrobeat. Rather than become caricatures of the genre, CAbP slips a reverent nod to the tradition while delivering an energized originality different from any other band on the afrobeat scene today. At each of its 100+ live performances a year, the group’s frenzied songs hit audiences with a big enough one-two punch to tirelessly knock them onto the dance floor time and time again. Afrobeat’s range of influences — funk, rock, jazz, afro-cuban, high life and juju music – settle into a hypnotic, dance-compelling pulse at the core of CAbP.

Listen:
"Superstar Pt. 7" - Live from High Sierra Mainstage '08

"The March of the Uninsured" - Live from Tahoe, CA - Summer '08

www.chicagoafrobeatproject.com/