Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Antibalas short bio
Antibalas is recognized as the preeminent contemporary afrobeat ensemble
in North America. Since its founding in Brooklyn in 1998, the 12-14
member ensemble has performed over 1700 shows in 30 countries and is a
fixture at the premiere jazz, world music, and rock festivals around the
world. The group's scope, repertoire, and expertise of its large family
of musicians is not limited solely to one genre: Antibalas has rooted
itself at the center of contemporary New York music, serving as a
connector and collaborator through the city's disparate music scenes
from Afro-Cuban, avant classical, funk, rock, reggae, and pop music. In
the past few years, the group has collaborated with artists including
Jovanotti, Mark Ronson, My Morning Jacket, The Roots, Medeski, Martin
and Wood, David Byrne and St. Vincent and recently served as the house
band at Carnegie Hall performing the music of Paul Simon. In 2008,
Antibalas formed the nucleus for the Broadway musical FELA directed by
Bill T. Jones, and members of the Antibalas horns served as the show's
musical directors. Antibalas's most recent self-titled album was
recorded at the Daptone House of Soul in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and
released in late 2012 on the Daptone label.
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