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- Music, Music Feature Apr 7, 2021
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Buenört Collective spread their hot revolution across the Atlantic
The Chicago-based party incubator and microlabel releases the new album by Spanish band El Sombrero del Abuelo.
- Music, The Listener Mar 15, 2021
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Tony Allen, Skepta, and Ben Okri become one with the universe on ‘Cosmosis’
A year after the death of pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, a posthumous album highlights his work with younger generations.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 23, 2021
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ESS’s Option music salon returns for spring with Jim O’Rourke
Plus: Chicago rappers Saint Ripley and Osa North level up on new releases.
- Music, The Listener Aug 10, 2020
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São Paulo big band Bixiga 70 cook up a life-giving brew
The Afro-Brazilian grooves on Quebra Cabeça could get your feet moving on a mortuary slab.
- Music, Music Review Aug 7, 2020
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Chicago rapper-singer Osa North brings Nigerian pop back home on 5 Boys 3 Cars
- Music, Music Review Aug 4, 2020
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Chicago rapper Jovan Landry gives her production skills a well-deserved spotlight on World Vibe
- Music, Concert Preview Jul 18, 2019
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Barcelona’s Alma Afrobeat Ensemble keep the spirit of Afrobeat going strong
- Music, Concert Preview Jun 20, 2019
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Nigerian juju and Afrobeat veteran Kaleta brings the groove with Super Yamba Band
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2017
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Afrobeat innovators Antibalas end a five-year silence with Where the Gods Are in Peace
Brooklyn Afrobeat mainstays Antibalas, who play Thalia Hall on Friday, expand their sound on their new album.
- Music, Music Feature Sep 6, 2017
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The brightest lights at the 2017 World Music Festival
This free fest is a constellation of international stars—including Afrobeat scion Seun Kuti, rambunctious Cape Verdean accordionist Bitori, and Afro-Venezuelan flame keeper Betsayda Machado.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 24, 2017
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Drake’s diaspora, Discogs drama, DJ ‘controllerism,’ and more of the week’s best music writing
Plus: pieces about the queer experience in contemporary dance and the intimacy of abrasive noise
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 29, 2016
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After seven years away, Africa Hi-Fi returns for one night in Hyde Park
A reunion of Sonia Hassan and Ron Trent's beloved Africa Hi-Fi DJ night closes the Harper Court Summer Music Series on Wednesday.
- Film, Movie Review Sep 10, 2014
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Afrobeat giant Fela Kuti: Too big for the screen
With Finding Fela, documentary maker Alex Gibney tries to get his arms around a legend.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 1, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Melt Yourself Down, "We Are Enough"
Today's 12 O'Clock Track is "We Are Enough" by Melt Yourself Down
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 13, 2012
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The Reader's Agenda: Thu 9/13
What's on the Agenda for Thursday, September 13, 2012
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 26, 2012
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A second act for Ghanaian guitarist Ebo Taylor
Ghanaian highlife and Afrobeat great Ebo Taylor hits his stride in his mid-70s with a new studio album.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2012
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Give the drummer (and the pianist) some
Pianist Luis Perdomo and drummer Henry Cole, in town this week with saxophonist Miguel Zenon, have both released great records recently.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Critic's Choice Apr 2, 2012
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Revolution, the musical
Fela Kuti sings truth to power in Fela!
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2012
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Class dismissed: Columbia College film prof Dan Dinello retires
Columbia College professor Dan Dinello marks his retirement with a retrospective of his independent films
- Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 23, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: An indie-rock mix tape?
Moritat steal a move from hip-hop. Plus: Herculaneum drummer Dylan Ryan has more on his plate than the group’s new album, and local funk bands get down with Occupy Chicago
- Film, Artist on Artist Apr 28, 2011
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Femi Kuti Reconfronts the "Attitude of Lagos" with Chicago Afrobeat Project's Kevin Ford
"What kind of system of government is that, when it is broken down before it started?"
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2010
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Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
The documentary "Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon," about the Afrobeat pioneer, screens Thursday in the Black World Cinema Series.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2007
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The Afrobeat savior has arrived
Seun Kuti proves he's the real king of Afrobeat.