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Topic: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

	Ropeadope Records
		the thirteen-member strong orchestra overwhelms the stage with monstrous horns and bass, polyrhythmic beats and funky breaks, and furious lyrics in english, yoruba and spanish.
		antibalas has received tremendous support from public and college radio in the us, canada, and the uk, with live interviews and performances on npr's "fresh air," "world café," and "morning becomes eclectic," as well as frequent airplay from the bbc's gilles peterson.
		antibalas is slated to tour vigorously through the summer of 2004 with appearances at major festivals such as coachella and glastonbury, and a weeklong residency at berlin's heimatklaenge festival.
	www.ropeadope.com /artist_bio.jhtml?method=view&artist_bio.id=19 (666 words)

	Know The Ledge........Martin Perna Interview........Know The Ledge........Martin Perna Interview........Know The ...
		Perna is front-man for Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, the NYC-based afro-funk supergroup whose music, continuing the legacy of the late great Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has graced two critically well-received albums to date.
		Much has already been said about Antibalas by the press, who have been fascinated (and rightly so) by the potent combination of political message and firing afrobeat arrangements espoused by the band.
		Afrobeat was invented by Nigeria’s Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and is the only music that pretty much always has a political theme.
	www.knowtheledge.net /perna_ktl.htm (2458 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra: Who Is This America?: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antibalas, of course, predates them all, having staked their claim to Fela's dynasty back in 2001 with their Ninja Tune debut, Liberation Afrobeat Vol.
		If you're familiar with afrobeat, you'll have a basic grasp of this record's sound: Clean, staccato guitars and conga 'n' snare breakbeats are quickly avalanched by monstrous horn sections, shakere counter-rhythms, and kinky clavinets.
		Indeed, where Antibalas' previous works were abridged for accessibility, here they've clearly become more comfortable with their staying power, and more confident with their voice.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/a/antibalas/who-is-this-america.shtml (652 words)

	Grooves Magazine - Reviews: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - Who Is This America? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Not that it has ever been, but these days, it's almost unfeasible for an outfit the size of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra to tour and make any money.
		Antibalas' disgust is tempered with huge doses of pulsating rhythms and gangland vocal chanting that call to mind traditional African rituals and dingy club stages packed with far too many horns, flutes, and timbales.
		Until Antibalas finds a middle ground between these two worlds, there's a good chance that both the music, and the message, will be lost in translation.
	www.groovesmag.com /review_item.php?id=00000069 (284 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, "Liberation Afro-Beat Vol. 1"
		I can't think of too many bands playing original music that come right out and make it known that their music is created to keep the spirit and goals of one particular musician (or person, or artist, or politician) alive and strong.
		The Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra from Brooklyn, USA is vocal about their dedication to the music and message of social and musical hero Sir Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
		If I was going to give Antibalas a try having not heard anything, I wouldn’t pick up their second album just because it came out so many years after their first, I’d pick up both so that I could hear the heart and emotion behind their heroic message.
	onetimesone.com /sound/reviews/a/antibalas-liberation.php (1214 words)

	SNWMF 2004 - Performing Artist
		Antibalas ("anti-bullets" in Spanish) is a 14-piece-plus collective carrying on the Afrobeat tradition begun by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
		The band’s sound is rooted in monstrous horns and bass, polyrhythmic beats and funky breaks, and furious lyrics in English, Yoruba and Spanish.
		Antibalas regularly wins over jazz crowds, rock crowds, DJ crowds, world music crowds, jam band crowds, and anyone else in their path.
	www.snwmf.com /antibalas.html (352 words)

	ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA
		Their musical pedigree is equally broad, encompassing jazz, funk, dub, improvised music, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa.
		Their 2003 remake of the salsa classic "Che Che Cole" (Daptone) continues to be an international dance floor killer and dj favorite.
		The public eagerly anticipates the June 2004 release of "Who is the America?" (ropeadope), the culmination of two years of intense touring, composing, and arranging.
	www.billions.com /artists/antibalas (672 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
		Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra leader Martin Perna doesn’t comprehend how his chosen discipline could be seen any other way.
		Afrobeat has quite a few rules when it comes to the rhythm section, but the horns are much more free to explore new ground.
		One custom that Antibalas preserves in its entirety is the treatment of their concerts as the primary medium within their repertoire.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Guides/Bands?oid=271251 (612 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra drums it up at The Velvet Room - A & E
		Shadows from the brass players of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra are cast on the wall of The Velvet Room downtown Salt Lake City Tuesday night during their show.
		Amayo directed the numerous members of Antibalas through 20-minute-long songs such as "Who is This America Dem Speak of Today?" and "Elephant," moving between his congas and center stage with electric and contagious energy.
		The Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra closes out their North American tour this month in their hometown of New York City, then heads overseas to play shows in Belgium and France.
	www.dailyutahchronicle.com /news/2005/06/17/AE/Antibalas.Afrobeat.Orchestra.Drums.It.Up.At.The.Velvet.Room-957911.shtml (401 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - Epitonic.com: Hi Quality Free and Legal MP3 Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antibalas is a culturally diverse Afrobeat ensemble based in the heart of Brooklyn, New York.
		Besides Afrosound, which has put out a handful of Antibalas's releases, Ninja Tune is the first label to pick up on Antibalas fever (no surprise there, since Ninja is known for cutting its own groove).
		Stream all available songs by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra and similar artists.
	www.epitonic.com /artists/antibalasafrobeatorchestra.html (286 words)

	Off the Record \| Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antibalas — Spanish for "bulletproof" — are a 15-piece Afrobeat band out of New York whose music captures the sound and spirit of the genre’s founder and pre-eminent composer, the late Fela Kuti of Nigeria.
		Call it mimicry if you like, but it’s no mean feat to summon the energy and drive of Fela’s incomparable band, and these guys nail that, composing within the quirky conventions Fela laid out and inserting elements of the New York milieu without distorting the music’s signature character.
		Besides, in all the great Afrobeat recordings, the band and the arrangements really made the sale, and Antibalas have that part down: fat, wall-of-brass horn passages grounded by that ever-present baritone, and layered, polyrhythmic grooves that raise ’70s funk to a spiritual plane.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/otr/documents/01975962.htm (197 words)

	Great American Music Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antibalas performs several times a month at other clubs in New York and at political benefits for the Bertold Brecht forum, CHARAS/El Bohio, New York Zapatistas, Green Party, Rainforest Relief and numerous other progressive and radical organizations.
		Antibalas has spread their music and message across borders bringing their 3-Alarm Afrobeat blaze to festivals and world-class venues accross the United States, Canada, and Europe.
		Antibalas is ready to light-up the world with their sound...
	www.musichallsf.com /artist_pages/antibalas_070503.html (204 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Biography - MusicEmissions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Antibalas is the spirit of Afrobeat reincarnated as a hard-hitting collective of musicians in New York City.
		Antibalas formed in 1998 from members of Desco Records' Soul Providers and the Daktaris.
		Antibalas brings Afrobeat to another level with all new compositions influenced by ska and by their cross-cultural underpinnings.
	www.musicemissions.com /features/bios/antibalas.php (550 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra: Liberation Afrobeat Vol. 1 ---Ink Blot Magazine
		Antibalas, which is Spanish for bullet-proof, is a variably sized band that was founded by members of two other Afrocentric ensembles.
		Antibalas remember everything that made Fela's music great; non-stop grooves studded with polyrhythmic percussion breaks, a hard-punching horn section, crisp guitars bolstered by a real organ.
		Bandleader Martin Antibalas also recalls Fela's radicalism; when he gets around to singing, it's to chant his opposition to the powers that be.
	www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/AAO_Liberation_Afrobeat.htm (273 words)

	WERS.org :: 88.9FM :: Emerson College
		Based out of Brooklyn, Antibalas is a grand musical family with broad cultural and musical backgrounds who together, take on the musical spirit of the late Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti and make it their own.
		Antibalas debuted their first album “Liberation Afrobeat Vol.1” in 2001, followed by “Talkatif” in 2002, both off the UK-based label, Ninjatune.
		And so that’s, that’s sort of, it’s a whole universe of music from the earliest Afrobeat compositions to the ones he was recording in the mid 90s.
	www.wers.org /interviews/display.asp?show=3&article=1 (447 words)

	Sunset Tickets \| Thu. Jun 2nd, 2005 - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra @ The Independent - 628 Divisidero, San Francisco, ...
		Resurrecting Fela’s Afro-centric fusion for the new millennium, Antibalas hypnotizes the senses with palpitating percussion, snake-charming Rhodes, stuttering guitar, swelling horns, and scatting Yoruba lyrics.
		Antibalas (Spanish for bulletproof) sees themselves as more than just a band, rather like their hero Fela, they’re a movement.
		Changing the world one album, one concert, one beat at a time, Antibalas is a force to be reckoned with- and their live performances, should not be missed.
	www.sunsettickets.com /evinfo.php?eventid=7729 (384 words)

	VH1.com : Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra : Antibalas' Afrobeat Party Jams Feed The Mind, Move The Booty
		In a time when few musicians are using their medium to change the world, Antibalas espouse their political views by rocking the house.
		Antibalas, however, is in no way a Fela cover band or tribute band.
		Antibalas means bulletproof; it translates literally from Spanish as "anti-bullets." "Pacifism is at the foundation of our music," Perna explained.
	www.vh1.com /artists/news/1453014/03212002/antibalas_afrobeat_orchestra.jhtml (1175 words)

	New Sounds in World Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra is a fifteen member band from Brooklyn, New York.
		Antibalas strives to making original afrobeat music inspired by Nigeria's most famous musician: the late Fela Kuti.
		The unique afrobeat sound combines jazz, funk, electronic and traditional Brazilian and African musical elements.
	www.insideworldmusic.com /library/blrevs54.htm (306 words)

	San Diego Music Scene > Fun . Sign On San Diego . Com : Live music event listings, ticket alerts, reviews, venues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created the musical genre Afrobeat, a mix of American funk, the spiritualism of jazz and the infectious dance grooves of African "highlife." Widely recognized as a ground-breaking political activist and musical genius, Fela passed away in 1997.
		Keeping the flame alive with marathon shows and exhausted crowds, Antibalas carries on the tradition by opening minds while inciting spontaneous fits of dance.
		Antibalas most recently released "Who Is This America?" in June 2004.
	entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/248741 (158 words)

	GStar - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)*
		To quote the inlay card: “Antibalas is a diverse cooperative of music makers in Brooklyn, USA dedicated to making original revolutionary afrobeat music inspired by the chief priest Fela Anikulapo-Kuti as well as other visionary artists, musicians and thinkers.
		Taking music and vibes that wouldn’t be out of place in 1970s Cape Town and adding a swagger to it worthy of John Shaft himself, Antibalas have created an album worthy of being in any self-respecting music lover’s collection.
		Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra – Liberation Afro Beat Vol 1 (Ninja Tune) is available now in all major record stores and retails at around £11.99
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /gstar/QJB/playlist/afrobeat.htm (298 words)

	Jambands.com \| CD Reviews \| Who Is This America? - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra \| 2004-07-29
		Having formed in 1998, the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra occasionally swells from 14 to 20 members, representing a broad cultural cross-section of races, cultures, and ethnicities.
		Singing in three languages (English, Spanish, and Yoruba), Antibalas' musical vocabulary is readily inspired by the works of late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
		Antibalas has ably picked up the torch, running forward with a sound that is as reverential as it is caustic.
	www.jambands.com /CDReviews/content_2004_07_29.20.phtml (482 words)

	Anti-bullet orchestra (Metro Times Detroit) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the fall of 1997, while in a Mexico City hotel room, Perna conceived of Antibalas (Spanish for “anti-bullets” or “bulletproof”), an Afro-beat orchestra dedicated to upholding the tradition of Fela Kuti’s music, and spreading a message of love and reunification.
		I may have started Antibalas, but it has a life well beyond me, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
		Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra appears at the Magic Bag (22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale) on Wednesday, June 9.
	www.metrotimes.com /editorial/story.asp?id=6294 (1112 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra proudly political \| Arizona Daily Star ®
		The baritone sax player's Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra is in the midst of one of its largest cross-country tours, and local newspapers can't seem to get the facts straight when it comes to the group's music.
		Aside from distinctive musical elements - which includes a large ensemble (Afrobeat has 14 core members, Kuti had about 80) - Afrobeat is also traditionally political in nature.
		Antibalas doesn't support the Bush administration, but band members are also not big fans of John Kerry, Perna said.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/39893 (578 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra: Talkatif: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Even though these 16 musicians live and breathe Fela Kuti's music and have devoted their lives to spreading the joy that comes from sharply arranged and performed afrobeat, the punters will not stand for this wholesale appropriation of style.
		Anyway, with that rant out of the way, let's say, just for argument's sake, that you're not really concerned with the integrity of the recorded legacy of Fela Kuti, and are instead curious about whether or not this here Talkatif album has some good music on it.
		This has the odd side effect of helping Antibalas fit in at Ninja Tune, as this record seems made more for background music or head-nodding than for a real dance party.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/a/antibalas/talkatif.shtml (551 words)

	CANOE -- JAM! Music - Artists - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra: Antibalas' Afrobeat goes on
		The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Antibalas ensemble, which kick-starts the Toronto Downtown Jazz festival tonight, is a perfect example of that thinking.
		Antibalas -- which means "bulletproof" or "anti-bullets" in Spanish -- was founded in 1997, just months after Fela's death from AIDS-related illness.
		Antibalas is able to be more up-front about its worldview -- its most recent album, Who Is This America?, is full of sharp-tongued, socially aware songs like Pay Back Africa, Indictment, Big Man and Sister.
	jam.canoe.ca /Music/Artists/A/Antibalas_Afrobeat_Orchestra/2005/06/23/1100192.html (428 words)

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra beats up Slim's; Hotel Utah closes its doors; remembering writer Ron Curran
		Brooklyn's 16-piece Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra was onstage and working a beat so relentlessly, bodies were being propelled forward and thrown back as if by automation.
		Free-form dancers gathered on the fringes of the packed house, but even those people, with their booties shaking and limbs flailing, had their eyeballs glued to the stage.
		Taking their inspiration from Nigerian Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti, the multiethnic band weaves funk into their highlife and Latin into their dub, becoming not a tribute ensemble but a rowdy American dance band with lefty politics and an appreciation for marijuana.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2003/11/26/blisick.DTL (876 words)

	The Connection.org : Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
		One of the most interesting is the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, a gathering of Latin and African and American musicians from New York.
		Caution: the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra is closer than it appears.
		Antibalas plays "Government Magic" live in the Connection Studio.
	www.theconnection.org /shows/2003/02/20030228_b_main.asp (225 words)

	CD Review of Antibalas' Afrobeat Orchestra - Liberation Afrobeat Vol. 1 on Ninja Tune @ jazzreview.com
		Founder, conductor and bari sax man Martin Antibalas leads this aggressive Brooklyn troupe deep into the dense jungle of Fela's unique Africanization of Miles-meets-James Brown grooves.
		Half recorded in the studio and half live at London's Jazz Cafe, the disc is a percolating mix of dense and darting horn weavings, shimmering organ and phat rhythm guitar peppered throughout with driving, dance-driven percussion.
		Unlike in Fela's unit where the leader (on vocals, organ and saxophone) was the shining star, Antibalas allows his army to march out of step and sing their own song.
	www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=1520 (295 words)

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