About
Antibalas is an American, Brooklyn-based afrobeat band founded in 1998 by Martín Perna. Initially inspired by Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri’s Harlem River Drive Orchestra, the music generally follows the musical architecture and language of afrobeat and incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa.
Albums/Songs:
- Security
- Antibalas
- Fu Chronicles
- Who Is This America?
- Liberation Afrobeat, Volume 1
- Where the Gods Are in Peace
- Talkatif
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