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Afrobeat innovators antibalas end a fiveyear silence with. Antibalas information and concert dates music page 1. Fourteen years after their first gig, and five since the release of their last album, 2007s security, antibalas afrobeats premier secondwave ensemble. No matter that antibalas is so revering of the master, fela. Watch the video for gold rush from antibalas afrobeat orchestras where the gods are in peace for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The man afro pop band was in sync, entertaining and diverse with great stage presence. Antibalas spanish for bulletproof is a brooklynbased afrobeat band that is modeled after fela kutis africa 70 band and eddie palmieris harlem river drive orchestra. It has to match up precisely with the tickets that you decided on with the antibalas afrobeat. Duke amayo and martin perna of the band antibalas talk about their latest release.
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