This band's really hot!!! I saw em last nite in Montreal, and they fucking rocked!!!! Check em out, you won't regret it, especially fans of Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, and afrobeat in general.
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From: Shawn Kuo
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 6:07 PM
Subject: Afrobeat- Antibalas in Canada
New York City's Antibalas brings its mob-sized AfroBeat groove and rhythmic, revolutionary message to the Babylon nightclub on Bank Street Sunday, March 4.
The 15-piece orchestra recently signed a deal with U.K. techno label Ninja Tune, and is currently touring in support of its coming album, Liberation AfroBeat Volume 1, which is due for release April 3. www.antibalas.com
The Brooklyn-based orchestra has spent the past three years building an audience through extensive touring and hosting a weekly "Africalia" night in a popular Manhattan club.......see full article
http://www.ottawa.com/listings.mpl?evt=GetArticleDetails&id=6987&wsa=2
see you there,
sz~~
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