Antibalas

America's leading advocates of Afrobeat, Antibalas fuse the innovative sound of Nigerian legend Fela Kuti and his band Africa '70 with more diverse elements of Latin jazz, funk, dub, and Cuban music. The result is music with a true internationalist groove, propulsive and emphatic while still leaving room for a sensuous undertow. Bubbling up from New York's underground at the end of the 1990s, Antibalas rose to international success in the following decade, touring widely and releasing acclaimed albums like 2001's Liberation Afro Beat, Vol. 1 and 2007's Security. As their statu...