Chicago Afrobeat Project: (A) Move To Silent Unrest

If this new release is any indication of the Chicago Afrobeat Project’s future musical direction, fans and critics alike can look forward to contagious songs that simultaneously pay reverence to the afrobeat tradition while insisting the genre remain agile enough to push beyond it’s borders. On this new release, proficient soloists lead the band on uncharted musical journeys while the music’s inherent orchestrated twists take listeners on a musical trip from the Windy City to Lagos with a stop in Havana along the way. Echoes of hip-hop and Chicago house music found in the group’s debut self-titled album can also be heard in the new album on tracks such as “Superstar Pt.7” and “Carcass.” On the Latin-influenced “Chupacabra, CAbP demonstrates what afrobeat might sound like if recorded in Cuba. Rounding out the album’s highlights, special guest appearances by vocalist Ugochi on the controversial “Media Man” shows the group’s agility to dip into R&B, while jazz guitar great Bobby Broom’s guest appearance on the heavy-hitting “Cloister” adds both warmth and plenty of chops to the tune. CAbP currently performs across the country from coast to coast with notable festival dates including Bele Chere Music Festival, Wakarusa Music Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, Vassar College Jazz Festival, Chicago’s Summer Dance Series and High Sierra Music Festival.