Antibalas (pronounced ahn-tee-BAH-lahs, Spanish for "bulletproof") is a Bushwick, Brooklyn based afrobeat band that is modelled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri's Harlem River Drive Orchestra. Although their music is primarily afrobeat, their music incorporates elements of jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa. Bushwick is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA. Founded in 1661 by Governor Peter Stuyvesant as Boswijck, it is the site of some of the earliest settlements in Brooklyn that date to the middle of the 17th century. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, and funk rhythms, fused with African percussion and vocal styles, popularized in Africa in the mid to late 1960s. ... Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15, 1938 - August 2, 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. ... Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936 in New York City) - pianist and bandleader. ...

Founded 1998 by Martín Perna as "Conjunto Antibalas," the group played its inaugural concert in May 26, 1998 at St. Nicks Pub in Harlem at a night organized by artist Xaviera Simmons. Over the course of the next few months, the group solidified with a core of eleven band members and began to develop a repertoire of original songs. Guitarist and producer/engineer Gabriel Roth wrote several of the earlier tunes and oversaw recording and production of the first three records. The Apollo Theater on 125th Street; the Hotel Theresa is visible in the background. ...

Over the next few years, the band's presence grew; by summer 2000 Antibalas had released their first album "Liberation Afrobeat Vol. 1" and had toured twice in England, all the while continuing to play at venues throughout New York City. Recording with the group in the early day was Cameroonian drummer Jojo Kuo who can be heard on the studio recordings of "Uprising" and "Machete." New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

By early 2002, the horn-driven outfit had released their second album, "Talkatif," and were continuing to tour throughout the United States. In summer 2004, their third studio album, "Who is This America?" was released. Antibalas' most recent album, "Security", was produced by John McEntire and released on the ANTI- label in 2007. John McEntire (Portland, Oregon, April 9, 1970-) is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist. ...

Antibalas has performed in 23 countries, from Japan to Turkey to Portugal, throughout New York City, from Central Park Summerstage to Rikers Island prison facility. "Antibalas" is a Spanish word meaning 'bulletproof', Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres or 3. ... View of Rikers Island Rikers Island is the name of New York Citys largest jail facility, as well as the name of the 413. ...

The group has received guest visits from several musicians from Fela Kuti's Afrika 70 and Egypt 80 bands, including Tony Allen (drums), Femi Kuti (alto sax), Seun Kuti (tenor sax), Tunde Williams (trumpet), Oghene Kologbo (guitar), Nicolas Addey (congas), Dele Sosimi (keyboards), Ola Jagun (drums/percussion), and Jojo Kuo (drums) among others. Tony Oladipo Allen (born August 12, 1940 in Lagos, Nigeria. ... Femi Kuti Femi Kuti is an award winning Nigerian musician, and the oldest son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ...

Band

• Martin Perna – Baritone Saxophone
• Amayo – Vocals, Congas
• Victor Axelrod – Organ, Electric Pianos, Clavinet, Electric Celeste, Synthesizers
• Eric Biondo – Trumpet
• Stuart Bogie – Tenor Saxophone
• Marcus Farrar – Shekere, Vocals
• Marcos J. Garcia – Guitar, Vocals
• Aaron Johnson – Trombone
• Nick Movshon – Bass
• Luke O'Malley – Guitar
• Jordan McLean – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Chris Vatalaro – Drums

Discography

Albums

• Liberation Afrobeat Vol. 1 (2000, Afrosound, reissued by Ninja Tune in 2001)
• Talkatif (2002, Ninja Tune)
• Who is This America? (2004, Ropeadope)
• Security (2007, ANTI-)

EPs & Singles

• Uprising (1999, Afrosound) 7"
• N.E.S.T.A. (2000, Afrosound) 12"
• Tour EP (2002, Afrosound) EP
• Che Che Colé (2003, Daptone) 12"
• Government Magic (2005, Afrosound) EP
• K-Leg/R.O.C. (2006, Purpose) 12"
• Family Affair/Mr President (2006, Mind Records and Service) Split 7" by Antibalas/Psycho

Albums Featured

• Uninvisible by Medeski Martin & Wood (2002, Blue Note)
• Zen of Logic by DJ Logic (2006, Ropeadope)
• Return to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio 2006, Interscope

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Compilations Featured

• Afrobeat . . . NO GO DIE (2000, Shanachie Records)
• Africafunk Vol. 2 (2000, Harmless Records)
• Ouelele (2002 & 2006, Comet Records)
• Red Hot & Riot (2002, MCA)
• Afrobeat (2002, Blow Records)
• Turntables on the Hudson Vol. 2 (2002, Musicrama)
• African Xpress (2003, Narada Records)
• Turntables on the Hudson Vol. 4 (2003, Caroline)
• Rewind 3 (2003, Ubiquity Records)
• “Badassss” Soundtrack (2004, Bbe Records)
• Afrobeat Sessions (2004, Sessions)
• Genocide in Sudan (2004, Reincarnate)
• ASAP – Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project (2004, Modiba Productions)
• Essential Afrobeat (2005, UMVD Import)
• Impeach the Precedent (2005, Kicksnare Hat / Kajmere Sound)
• Gilles Peterson in Africa (2005, Ether Records)
• Let Rhythm Provide: An Emergency Compilation for Our Brothers and Sisters in New Orleans (2005, Ocote Soul Media)

See also

• Afrobeat
• Fela Kuti

Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, and funk rhythms, fused with African percussion and vocal styles, popularized in Africa in the mid to late 1960s. ... Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15, 1938 - August 2, 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. ...

External links

• Official Home Page
• Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• Live at SXSW 2007 on 89.3 The Current
• "Music is Bulletproof: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra stirs some political hotsauce into their musical jambalaya" CBC Radio 3 Live Concert Session
• Antibalas feature at ALARMpress.com