Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band @ Pearl Street Warehouse
Schedule
Sat Nov 30 2024 at 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
33 Pearl Street SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20024 | Washington, DC
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Doors 7pmShowtime 8pm
21+
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Chopteeth is a 11-piece Afrofunk orchestra exploring the common groove between the funkiest, most hip-shakin’ West African and American popular music on the planet.
The core of the Chopteeth sound is Afrobeat: a big-band funk invented by Fela Kuti in 1970’s Nigeria. Afrobeat is a spicy stew of modern jazz, Yoruba tribal music and burning, James Brown-inspired rhythms. Chopteeth’s sets feature original compositions along with updates of African dance classics, all while remaining true to the spirit of the music and its message. Band members step to the mic to serve up lyrics in a total of seven different languages. Chopteeth has performed on shows with a wide range of critically acclaimed world music, soul and jazz-funk groups, including Parliament Funkadelic, Trombone Shorty, Galactic, Aaron Neville, Cyril Neville, Derek Trucks Band, Ozomatli, Grupo Fantasma, Konono No. 1, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Gov't Mule, Soulive, Greyboy Allstars, The Iguanas, War, Chuck Brown and many more.
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33 Pearl Street SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20024Event Location & Nearby Stays:
