Southpaw
125 5th Ave
718.230.0236
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Antibalas
Friday Jan 18, 2008 (8pm)
Saturday Jan 19, 2008 (8pm)
Southpaw
125 5th Ave
718.230.0236
$20
Once again, Brooklyn's champions of progressive Afrobeat exhort the masses to move. Antibalas' dozen musicians have been playing brass-heavy, polyrhythmic compositions for nearly a decade, and last year's Security (produced by Tortoise's John McEntire) was their best record yet, heralded for its gritty, cut 'n paste approach, political lyrics, fresh recombinations of Latin, jazz, and funk idioms — and positive party vibe, natch. Playing shows more than 100 nights a year has made the band tighter than a conga-skin — so when Antibalas say, "dance," one would do well to ask, "how hard?"
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