Winner! “Best African Entertainer” in Chicago Music Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On January 20, 2013, Chicago Afrobeat Project received a Chicago Music Award for “Best African Entertainer.” The band HUMBLY thanks everyone who voted this year.

We also would like to give a shout out to our good friends and artists we have worked with over the years who were nominated and/or won awards:

Graham Czach – Nominee, Best Rock Entertainer

Kava – Nominee, Most Outstanding Band or Group

Ryan Behling – Nominee, Best Male Vocalist

JC Brooks – Nominee, Pop Entertainer of the Year

Sidewalk Chalk – Winner, Most Outstanding Band or Group

Corey Wilkes – Nominee, Best Jazz Entertainer

Ken Vandermark – Nominee, Best Jazz Entertainer

Ugochi – Nominee,  Best African Entertainer

The Shrine – Winner, Most Popular Entertainment Club

Cornmeal – Winner, Best Country / Western Entertainer

Greg Spero – Winner, Best Jazz Entertainer

Audio Preview: Reinterpretation of “Inner City Blues Makes Ya Wanna Holler (Marvin Gaye)”

(Streaming audio file is below)

“We are focused on the war against drugs /
We are focused on the war against terror /
But what we need to be focused on…
Is the war against the middle class.
The battle for minimum wage /
The battle for health care /
The battle for decent schools /
Without the middle, 
The structure will come tumbling down.”

New lyrics from Squair Blaq of Chicago Afrobeat Project added to the Marvin Gaye classic.

“Inner City Blues Makes Ya Wanna Holler (Marvin Gaye)” Chicago Afrobeat Project will appear on “Nyash UP!” the band’s fourth studio album to date, and its first since 2008. “Nyash UP!” will release officially on February 26, 2013 from CAbP Music.  The band celebrates its 10-year anniversary and the album’s release on December 15, 2012 at The Double Door with its friend The Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Fatbook and Bloco Maximo.

“Inner City Blues Makes Ya Wanna Holler (Marvin Gaye)” features Chicago vocalists Ugochi and Squair Blaq.

[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/chicagoafrobeat/inner-city-blues-makes-ya[/soundcloud]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos: Squair Blaq & Ugochi

JC Brooks Added as Special Guest for 10-Yr Anniversary & Album Release on 12/15

Chi-Town, post-punk soul singer extraordinaire JC BROOKS will be one of the many special guests at Chicago Afrobeat Project’s 10-year anniversary and album release party for “Nyash UP!” Chicago vocalist Ugochi will also be featured, and sharing the bill are Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Fatbook and Bloco Maximo.

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