Roots Afropop from Washington, DC

We have our new album ready! This is the most creative and most high energy album we have ever done!

The album called “Between 2 Worlds” has great guests including Vieux Farka Toure and John Kadlecik.

We need your help to release it!
We just started a kickstarter campaign to raise funds so we can release the album.
Get the songs before they are available to everyone!

Below is the Kickstarter Link. Donate, share the link and let’s release this album together.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1708271923/elikeh-afropop-new-album

A West African-American band based in Washington is finishing a new album that spans musical genres and speaks to the immigrant experience in the United States. The band is called Elikeh, which means rootedness.

The band is about to release a new album called “Between Two Worlds.”

Dogo says he is always walking a fine line between his home country and the United States.

Read More at Voice of America News

On Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hotel, Serge “Massama” Dogo and his band, the D,C,-based group Elikeh, played their own take on Afropop, a style of African pop music played on electric instruments and inspired by Western pop and soul music. They also brought in traditional polyrhythms from Togo, where  Dogo was born and raised. With songs that were upbeat and energetic, an Elikeh live show is basically musical Prozac: It’s impossible to feel anything but happy in its presence.

The Washington City Paper

We added some new pics to the Gallery Page.

Get your sweet viewing spot early because when Elikeh checks in at Rock and Roll Hotel the stage will be at maximum occupancy. With their nine person lineup your eyes and ears are in store for authentic Roots Afropop style mixed with traditional Togolese polyrhythms. 

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There is a lot to absorb but the band plays so well as a unit, you can just drift away, dance and take it all in. Everyone should add some west-African music to their listening experiences and we are fortunate to have that right here in DC in Elikeh.

Click here to read the full review

maximumink.com

Groove heavy and politically active Afro-rock spawned from the unlikely country of Togo. Singer, guitarist, composer and founder of Elikeh, Massama Dogo, was born in Togo, but immigrated to Washington, D.C. in 2000. His D.C. based ensemble fuses indigenous Togolese elements with a contemporary flavor in a powerful and memorable manner including noteworthy guitar work and vivacious horns.

Check it out!

Afropop Worldwide April 2011 Mixtape! by Afropop Worldwide

Click here to listen to the full live performance and interview on WFMU!

 

 

 

 

Click here to purchase the CD or download individual tracks!