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They Will Rock You: Antibalas (No. 5)
- Posted on Mar 16th 2007 12:04AM by Spinner
Artist No. 5: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
The Deal: Take two parts African funk, add a dollop of jazz and Latin boogaloo, steep it in political and social concerns, and you'll get Antibalas. The 13-piece Brooklyn collective offer up their update on booty-shakin' '70s world-beat, which is precisely calculated to stimulate both the brain and the pelvis. Their cultural mishmosh furthers the case that politics goes down well over danceable rhythms.
Fun Fact: The group once performed a concert for prisoners incarcerated at New York City's Rikers Island jail.
Sounds Like: Fela Kuti, if the Afrobeat pioneer was from New York instead of Nigeria
Free Song: 'I.C.E.' by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra (MP3)
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The Deal: Take two parts African funk, add a dollop of jazz and Latin boogaloo, steep it in political and social concerns, and you'll get Antibalas. The 13-piece Brooklyn collective offer up their update on booty-shakin' '70s world-beat, which is precisely calculated to stimulate both the brain and the pelvis. Their cultural mishmosh furthers the case that politics goes down well over danceable rhythms.
Fun Fact: The group once performed a concert for prisoners incarcerated at New York City's Rikers Island jail.
Sounds Like: Fela Kuti, if the Afrobeat pioneer was from New York instead of Nigeria
Free Song: 'I.C.E.' by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra (MP3)
Click to Get the Next Free Song >>>
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Sandi
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March 17 2007 at 2:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
rachael
...go trombones!
& brass!
saxes can go die or something
you could make the music more complex like ska or something
other than that, i don't really like it
hamilton asparagus
funkylicous
March 17 2007 at 1:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Darryl
This band has kind of a 70s fusion jam band sound. This song is really raw and strikes me as more of what would happen in a studio when musicians get together to develop a composition more than the final product. It's catchy in the beginning, but gets boring after about a minute and a half.
March 17 2007 at 1:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
David Parker
Wow, very impressive. I bet these guys are amazing live. An African-themed symphony. I think I'll have to check them out some more...
March 17 2007 at 1:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
joe
Sounds to me like Chicago meets Ladysmith Black Mambazo..confronted by a thunderstorm on this track..
with maybe brief visits from Booker T amd the MG-s
..but a fun ride to be with them on.
..Of course beat and horn driven..but i like it.
Mike Stephens
I didn't make it past the first 11 seconds...literally. Sounds like a kid practicing trumpet...horrendously. Even hit a clinker on the 3rd or 4th note.
March 17 2007 at 1:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
RBAD
Very plain and redundant. Ther is no "hook" or syntax to the song. Sorry...I love all genres of music, but this one doesn't do it for me.
March 17 2007 at 1:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
DJAV
Now this is awesome! Not really my style, but very smooth. I enjoyed it!!
March 17 2007 at 11:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
vaughn
Hummm ... not my everyday fare ... but interesting. I THINK I'm DIGGIN' this ... Let me think about it a while!
March 17 2007 at 11:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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