Antibalas: Antibalas – review

(Daptone)Fifteen years on from their creation in a Brooklyn warehouse, Antibalas have become one of the world's finest Afrobeat bands, and proved you don't have to live in Nigeria to play the style created by Fela Kuti. They have mastered the insistent, distinctive rhythms and musical changes crucial to this music, and since the release of their last album five years ago, several members of the band have helped provide the backing for the hit musical Fela! Now they are back, with a classy new se...

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