
The spirit of unrest was all but absent at the U Street Music Hall Saturday night. It was the type of fight and protest you would expect from the band called Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band . The group, inspired by the music of Fela Kuti, brought the same type of musical urgency the Afrobeat pioneer was known for. The opening act was Alma Tropicália , a psychedelic Brazilian pop band based in DC. Inspired by the '60s art movement for which they are named, the band draws most of their inspiration from [...]