Felabration 3 @ The Shrine with DJ Ron Trent

The Shrine is once again hosting FELABRATION! The party, a celebration of the life and music of Fela Kuti, will feature Chicago's very own Ron Trent on the decks.

RSVP now via www.THESHRINECHICAGO.com

FELA SOUL= FELA + DE LA SOUL

Gummy Soul artist "Amerigo Gazaway" combined Fela Kuti and De La Soul in a 30+ minute, hodgepodge of afrobeat rhythms and classic hip-hop. The American (Nashville, Tenn) producer uses samples from Fela‘s vast catalog and combined them with eight acapellas that span over a fifteen years of De La Soul classics.

Redman, MF DOOM and Gorillaz also made the cut. For more head over to Gummy Soul

ASA TAKES FLIGHT

Asa, is a Paris-based Nigerian singer-songwriter. Her newest album 'Beautiful Imperfection" was released earlier this year, and is as sweet mix of retro soul, reggae, 60s girl group sounds and more. Genre hopping and genre defying. 'Why Cant We Be' and 'Be My Man' are endless summer grooves, while 'Fire on the Mountain' fuses a Trenchtown bounce, with deep conscious lyrics. Stay tuned, cos' we expect big things from this young artist.

Azonto Dance Fever Hitting Ghanians Around The World

Azonto Dance is a form of dance that originated from the southern parts of Ghana in the early parts of the 2000s. The dance mainly involves moving of all the joints in your body in a rhythmic fashion without taking any or very little steps. Just like most African dances bending your knees and hip movements are rudiments to learning it.
The dance has evolved with the fast pace dance culture of modern West Africa. A closer observation of the various performers also reveal break dance moves being incorporated to it and the skinny jeans/tight shirts movement being adapted to it also.

UK AFRO BEATS FESTIVAL 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Check out the video report from the 2011 Afrobeats Festival which recently took place in London.

AFRODISIAC IS BACK!

Another scorcher! AFRODISIAC returns Saturday, September 10 with Top Donn on the ones and twos and your host Aurelien PV. The longest running African party in Chicago! The weather is a bit cool.... perfect for dance floor heat!

EVERY SECOND SATURDAY. Check the promo video:

VIDEO: Kanye West Surprise Performance With D’Banj @ The Koko Koncert In London (HQ)

Nigeria's own BET award winner "D'banj" is the newest artist signed to Kanye's GOOD Music record label. D'banj is considered one of the biggest Artists in Africa with so many hit songs produced by Don Jazzy. Don Jazzy is also considered one of the biggest producers in Africa. He recently produced the song titled "Lift off" on the "Watch The Throne" album featuring Jay-Z and Kanye West.


Kanye West Surprise Performance With D’Banj


D'Banj talks business with UK's own Tim Westwood



Some of D'banj's biggest videos are listed below;

D'Banj - Fall In Love



Mr Endowed Remix - D'Banj ft. Snoop Dogg



D'Banj BET Special - Welcome to America (Part 1 of 2)



D'Banj BET Special - Welcome to America (Part 2)



For more information on Dbanj: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'banj

HYPNOTIC BRASS RECAP

August 25th was an amazing night at The Shrine! Hypnotic Brass Ensemble made their hometown return and absolutely tore up the stage. Five years of relentless playing and touring have made these guys bulletproof! Mad skillz on the mic, too. Don't sleep if they come to your town.

BULLETPROOF BRASS LIVE!!!!!!!!

BRASS GOIN' IN

Proud papa. Mr Phil Cohran and friends

Hypnotic Brass back in Chi-tilla ya'll!

Calm before the storm

Doin' work...

Say blow by blow backwards!

Fi-ya!!!!

Jazz Crunk...

Juke!

Let's take it to the stage, sucka!