All sorts of fun stuff coming up this week, but let me just get in a quick plug here for XDU's 24 Hours of Afrobeat. This coming Thursday, Aug. 2nd, is the 10th anniversary of the death of the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti. To celebrate his life, his music, and the ongoing greatness that is afrobeat, I and 10 other DJs will be taking over XDU from midnight to midnight to play nothing but afrobeat. Expect to hear lots of Fela as well as other acts from Nigeria and Ghana in the 70s and 80s. Plus plenty of stuff from the folks keeping the sound alive like Femi Kuti, Antibalas, Chicago Afrobeat Project. And more more more. If you're in the area, it's 88.7fm. Or you can listen at the XDU website (now available thru iTunes!) You might not want to listen to my show, which will be 3-6am EDT but do tune in sometime during the day. When we did this before, back in December 05, it was a total blast.