The dance floor will be open at the Avalon this Saturday, January 14 when Chopteeth, a 12-piece Afrofunk orchestra hits the stage. The core of the Chopteeth sound is Afrobeat: a spicy stew of modern jazz, Yoruba tribal music, and burning, James Brown-inspired rhythms invented by Fela Kuti in 1970’s Nigeria.
A favorite in the Washington, D.C. music scene, winner of 8 WAMMIE awards, Chopteeth has performed at the Kennedy Center, Blues Alley, and the 9:30 Club and with critically acclaimed performers such as Aaron Neville, Derek Trucks Band, Gov’t Mule, and War.
“Thunderous… potent. Chopteeth’s debut CD takes the band from upbeat Swahili lyrics over a South African pulse one second, to spaghetti Western-inspired instrumentals the next. True to the political essence at the heart of Fela’s music.”
—Billboard
The Washington Post says their “live shows have been known to make even the most motionless of concert-watchers flail their limbs and do something that resembles dancing. Only the most determined stoics will be able to resist the grooves conjured up by Chopteeth.”
Saturday, January 14, 2012
8 pm
Tickets $25
40 E Dover St
Easton, MD 21601
410 822 7299
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