Artist

Antibalas

1998-present·Brooklyn

Antibalas formed in Brooklyn in the late 1990s, a collective of musicians who treated Fela's catalog less as a museum piece than as a living instruction manual. They played the pit for Broadway's *Fela!*, carrying Afrobeat into rooms full of theater audiences who'd never heard Africa '70.

The full story is in Afrobeat.

At a glance

Active
1998–present
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Records in the issues
1 (2020)
Original label
Daptone Records

In the issues

  • Afrobeat
    An influence · 1968-1997 · Members

    Afrobeat is a genre from Lagos, Nigeria, 1968–1997. Its principal artists include Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Sandra Izsadore. This issue covers 9 essential albums and 14 dated events.

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