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Antibalas

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RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

2007

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Antibalas are a small army of Brooklynites who make freewheeling, action-packed music inspired by the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. The twelve-member-plus collective's fourth album offers jazzy Afro-Latin jams that are intricately assembled and totally rock in spots. The brass and keyboards organize themselves into riffs and tunes that overlap and soar toward heaven, underpinned by grooves ranging from invigorating funk ("Beaten Metal") to breezy shuffles ("AGE") to terrific pan-Latin bounce ("I.C.E."). Vocalists chime in now and then and drop some lefty needling on "Filibuster X," and titles like "War Hero" might make you think that Security is heavy listening, but this is big-time party music, plain and simple.

CHRISTIAN HOARD

(Posted: Mar 7, 2007)

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