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Join Chopteeth , very special guest and Grammy nominee Cheick Hamala Diabate , and DJ Thick on January 18th at the Rock n Roll Hotel in Washington, DC as the AfroFunk Forum makes it glorious, sweaty return!
The AfroFunk Forum is a non-stop evening of African-influenced dance music, with residents Chopteeth and DJ Thick offering alternating live acoustic and electronic music flowing between the massive, big band sound of afrobeat and the hypnotic grooves of global electronic music.
Listeners and dancers experience something they can't get anywhere else: back-to-back live sets by the hottest afrofunk bands and electronic musicians in the DC region. The focus is on the dancefloor. The vibe is laid-back, hot, and funky.
The AfroFunk Forum is inspired by the success of the AfroFunk Forum blog , which provides daily news, music reviews and commentary on afrobeat and related music from Africa, The Caribbean and The Americas. Sponsored by Chopteeth, the site is the only English-language blog dedicated to afrobeat anywhere in the world. It reaches an audience spanning 52 different countries and receives over 2,500 page views per month. www.afrofunkforum.com
Hailed as “one of DC’s funkiest bands†by Washington Post music critic David Malitz, Chopteeth is a 14-piece afrofunk orchestra that builds on some of the heaviest and most hip-shakin’ West African popular music on the planet. Chopteeth appears regularly at many of the top area music venues including The Kennedy Center, Strathmore, The Black Cat, Iota, The Funk Box and many others. www.chopteeth.com .
The DJ Thick sound is an organic synthesis of electronic and traditional music for dancing. Hybrid, futuristic global beats to move dancers and erase the boundaries between modern and traditional, electronic and acoustic, ritual and party. Its about groove, and DJ Thick's iBook is a folk music instrument that returns the sound system to its roots: deep, underground dance music. www.myspace.com/deejaythick .
