Known as the birthplace of Midwest emo, music is everywhere in Champaign-Urbana. Venues like the Canopy Club, Rose Bowl Tavern and Virginia Theater light up with vibrant performances every weekend, while house shows are packed with musical talent and college students trying to let loose after a stressful week of school. But amid the endless.
Afro D & Global Soundwaves is a hip-hop-jazz-funk fusion band formed in Champaign-Urbana by Pete “Afro D” Shungu in 2019. Shungu, teaching assistant professor in FAA, is the band’s MC, trumpeter and bandleader. The band consists of Mitchell Killough, a founding member, on bass, Lawrence Parks on alto saxophone, James “Jamie” Mauck on drums, Brighton.
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