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The Chicago Afrobeat Project is back to cutting loose

When famed Nigerian drummer Tony Allen joined the Chicago Afrobeat Project last year, it was as if Hank Aaron showed up to spend a month with the White Sox. “He dragged everyone’s performance game up in our band,” David Glines, the project’s founding guitarist, told the Tribune last year. But Allen,...

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15:25 on April 24 2018

The Chicago Afrobeat Project is back to cutting loose

Chicago Tribune — When famed Nigerian drummer Tony Allen joined the Chicago Afrobeat Project last year, it was as if Hank Aaron showed up to spend a month with the White Sox. “He dragged... more info

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