The front cover depicts Obama holding up the continent of Africa, in case we didn’t get “black president.” The music, however, is quite diplomatic: an international blend that’s more Afrobeat than funk, with horn flourishes rather than poppin’ basslines at the fore – although Victor Sila’s occasional James Brown yelp (as in I’m freaking oooouuuut) would have it otherwise.
At Mezzanine (444 Jessie St., San Francisco) on May 30. 9 p.m., $15
