Chopteeth July 10, 2009

Rock and Roll Hotel
1353 H ST NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20002

The core sound of this 14-piece afrofunk orchestra is Afrobeat: a big-band funk invented by Fela Kuti in 1970s Nigeria. Afrobeat is a spicy stew of modern jazz, Yoruba tribal music and burning rhythms. Chopteeth then mixes in classic Ghanaian funk, Senegalese rumba and Jamaican ska and stirs it all thoroughly to create a massive groove.

Added by Upcoming Robot on July 4, 2009