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www.antibalas.com

Genre: Afrobeat/Funk/Experimental

Band Members 2017 Lineup:
AMAYO (Vocals & Percussion)
Martín PERNA (Baritone Sax, founder)
Jordan MCLEAN (Trumpet)
Marcus FARRAR (Shekere)
Marcos GARCIA (Guitar)
Reinaldo DEJESUS (Conga)
Will RAST (Organ / Electric piano)
Nikhil P YERAWADEKAR (Guitar/bass)
Timothy ALLEN (Guitar)
Kevin RACZKA (drums/percussion)
Raymond MASON (Trombone)
Raja KASSIS (Guitar)
Morgan PRICE (Tenor Saxophone)
Eric BIONDO (trumpet)
Stuart BOGIE (Tenor Saxophone)

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Record Label:
Daptone Records. Previous albums on Ninja Tune, Anti, Rope-A-Dope and Afrosound.

About
New record and worldwide touring in Spring/Summer 2017. Latest album "Antibalas" on Daptone. http://bit.ly/1Phj8D4

Biography:
The massive musical family known as Antibalas was born in 1998 in Brooklyn New York in the same squalid former Brooklyn cheesecake factory that incubated the Dap Kings and TV on the Radio, making their at a poetry night at St. Nick’s Pub in Harlem. Since their humble beginnings, the twelve+ piece ensemble has performed nearly 2000 shows in 35 countries around the world.

Apart from its reputation among the world’s top afrobeat groups, Antibalas and its members are rooted itself at the crossroads of contemporary New York music as connectors and collaborators through the city's disparate music scenes from Afro-Cuban, avant classical, soul, rock, rap, reggae, and pop music. In the past few years, the group has performed and/or recorded with artists including Jovanotti, Mark Ronson, Santigold, Angelique Kidjo, My Morning Jacket, Zap Mama, The Roots, Medeski, Martin and Wood, David Byrne and St. Vincent. Antibalas has also served as the house band at Carnegie Hall performing the music of Paul Simon (2014), David Byrne and Talking Heads (2015) and Aretha Franklin (2017) backing over 40 star vocalists.

In 2007, Antibalas’s musicians formed the nucleus for the Tony-award winning Broadway musical FELA! choreographed by Bill T. Jones, and members of the Antibalas horns served as the show's musical directors. Antibalas has recorded five full length albums and several EPS and singles for the Daptone, Ninja Tune, ANTI- and Rope-A-Dope labels. The band’s latest full length album is expected to be released by Daptone in late summer 2017.

General Manager/ Management:
Brian Ross/Matt Thompson @ Faction www.factionent.com

Influences:
Fela Kuti, Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon, Cymande, Mulatu Astatqe, Tony Allen, Ginger Baker, Sun Ra, Cortijo, James Brown.

Press contact:
Daptone Records - info@daptonerecords.com

Booking agent:
Josh Brinkman - Monterey International


Recorded by chris cafiero, Little Feat Archivist, 23 East/Brownies/Ardmore Music Hall Archivist

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