Links:
Afro Beat Down
- a compilied list of afrobeat bands all over the globe
Jujuba -
an afrobeat from Portland, Oregon
Fanga -
from Montpellier, France
Delta Nove -
our friends who have played their Afro-Funk-Brazilian Soul with Aphrodesia and many others...
Al Howard and his K23 Orchestra -
our friends who have played with us
Hot Buttered Rum -
powers their bluegrass with Vegetable Oil, just like us
Members of Aphrodesia have been spotted with the following bands:
Venus Christ-
Rock Opera extravagance from Lara and Maya
Mitch Marcus Quintet-
modern jazz from the Bay Area's best
Mas Cabeza-
Psychedellic Afro-Cuban groove
Tom Waits -
Marin-based singer/songwriter
The Japonize Elephants-
Avant-circus-avant-klezmer-avant-bluegrass-garde.
sexfresh-
Twangified eclectic pop
Antibalas-
High-octane Brooklyn Afrobeat
Fela, Fela, Fela:
Fela Kuti-
informative BBC site
The Fela Project
- NYC exhibition
Africaman Original-
Very cool essay on Fela by Carter Van Pelt
More Afrobeat:
Tony Allen (Africanmusicians)-
Fela's drummer, and the key to the secret of Afrobeat!
Tony Allen (Jahsonic)- More
Tony Allen Interview-
short but sweet
African Music Source
- home of the Bay Area's West African Highlife Band, Kotoja, and the Nigerian Brothers
Afropop Worldwide
- NPR Program