Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! Quite a few of my favorite concert memories came from festivals that weren't in Philly—Austin City Limits and Virgin Fest—but next year, it looks like we might have our own sick festival to......

A few years ago, we fell in love with afrobeat. Maybe it was the brass, perhaps it was the percussion, but the politically conscious lyrics definitely drew us toward the music. Plus we can't resist a good party, and an afrobeat show is always, without fail, a kick ass party. Saturday night Seun Kuti takes over World Cafe Live with Egypt 80. Kuti is the youngest son of afrobeat's creator, Fela Kuti. He performs his......

Chicago Afrobeat Project (CAbP) is coming to town tomorrow night. When they take over World Café Live (upstairs), you want to be there. Trust us, it will be hard to resist their Jenga-style tower of funk, jazz, and world music. According to the band’s bio, “CAbP mixes traditional afrobeat with other dance-invoking musical motifs such as Chicago’s electronic house music, complex West African percussion rhythms and upbeat funk. At each performance, the polyrhythmic groove......