Elikeh

Between 2 Worlds

Azalea City

B

This politically charged Afropop surges, ebbs and rolls, as bandleader Massama Dogo (from Togo) integrates rootsy sounds, cool Sir Douglas Quintet-era organ, ’60s soul horns, rock and more in a stew that taps the socially conscious music of the great Fela Kuti and reggae’s Bob Marley with hints of James Brown. And like them, Elikah’s music is danceable and engaging.

Guests include Mali’s Vieux Farka Toure on “Alonye” and guitarist John Kadlecik on “Nye’n Mind Na Wo.”

Hot tracks: “Know Who You Are,” on which the band exhorts people to remember their culture; while “No Vision” challenges African political and cultural leadership