The 11 Afrobeat enthusiasts who comprise Aphrodesia always have good anecdotes to share. There was the tour they took through the United States in a bus powered by vegetable oil. Or the time they sang to Ghanaian audiences in their native tribal tongue — the first American band to do so. Another first was playing the Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria, a venue built by Femi Kuti to honor his late father, Fela (unfortunately, Nigerian authorities recently shuttered its doors, charging Femi with being a... More >>>