The fourth album from the twice Grammy-nominated, New Orleans-based Afro-Indigenous funk collective Cha Wa finds the band in a transitional state, moving in new directions with Rise Up. The core of Cha Wa, musical director and drummer Joe Gelini, and “Spyboy” Irving “Honey” Banister Jr. of the Golden Sioux Tribe, worked with producer Dave Trumfio (Wilco, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Morning Jacket, Built to Spill, etc.), and a host of musicians to keep one foot in New Orleans but sonically move beyond. Where previous albums from the band were roots-based offerings, funking up Mardi Gras Indian chants, Rise Up lathers on sonic accouterments. Trumifo’s production is vibrant, crisp, and clear, but at times the tracks go way over the top.

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