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Billboard.com, CD Review >>
This Washington, D.C., crew, assembled by bassist Robert Fox and guitarist Michael Shereikis, was initially inspired by the musical legacy of Nigerian icon Fela Kuti. The album opens with "Struggle," a thunderous bit of Afrofunk that does, indeed, invoke the Fela Kuti vibe. Further adventures in this groove include "Dog Days" and "Weigh Your Blessings," while "Herky Jerky," bristling with heated horn solos, is a potent instrumental number. Chopteeth's reach extends beyond Afrofunk, however. "Upendo" is all about South Africa, including a lyric sung in Swahili. Malian griot Cheick Hamala Diabate joins the band on "Wili Nineh," working a song that, appropriately, praises the band members. The closer, "No Condition Is Permanent," features D.C. rapper Head-Roc in a bangin' rap-Afrofunk fusion that sounds exactly like something Fela would be into, were he alive and kicking.
—Philip Van Vleck 12/13/08 >> go there
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