Antibalas - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) 

@Rhett Myles yea, I have been watching on Flixzone} for months myself :)

@Rhett Myles Yup, been using flixzone} for years myself :)

@Rhett Myles Definitely, have been using Flixzone} for years myself :)

The flixzone is reportedly a scam. I didn't try it myself and wouldn't.

I feel the same, I usually go straight from KEXP to Bandcamp!

Right???? KEXP kept my spirit alive during the pandemic fr

I never pass up their suggestions.

YEAH YEAH ! ! !

Ya gotta recharge the mitzvah

it would be amazing!

@Michele P Sorry didn´t get most of it. But last year´s record Curiche is lit. They realeased a single on April this year also powerful and direct political message conserning Chile situation. Fran has taken the role of lead vocals in an awesome way. So, really I don´t get your point - anyways long life to afrobeat and the power to fight abuse through music 🔥

Yesssssssss!!!!!

Agreed

Me too!!! Please!!!

هانت كدبتي عاوتاني هاهاهاها

I was front row dancing all night. Man, these guys kill it live!

I play percussion. Mostly congas, and cajon...Many gigs! ...whenever I watch an afro beat band, Shekere my favorite part!!!! I told my wife that I wanted that position once in my life! ...not sure that she saw what I was seeing!!!! 🕺

We'll, you hear it now!!!! 😁🤜🤛 ...thought I'd drop a comment, so you could re-discover!

Tudo que é afro tem uma pegada forte, de outra dimensão!

That's not the Travis Barker from Blink 182 fame.

And Michael Fassbender on guitar!

fela or femi kuti

The KG&tLW album that they released in 2022

Not afrobeat really but the budos band said [on their kexp performance maybe?] that they were inspired by these guys

@@andrewshankweiler4950 fingers crossed, my guy

Nice pfp

Are you

Dude, Antibalas has gotten the stamp of approval from guys like Tony Allen. Go and listen to their albums. They do Fela’s music justice. Plus, they were the house band for the Fela Broadway musical for some time.

@@nanuco29fuentes94 So you're basically making the argument that they're a pseudo cover band. Essentially. I'm sure they're competent musicians. No doubt about that. But their sound just doesn't sound authentic to my ears. I'll give them a try. I love Fela's music and his music has teeth. Fela's music doesn't have that Kumbaya feel. It's very crude. I take your point.

@@leascaart Saying Antibalas are nothing but a Fela clone is like saying all rock bands sound like The Beatles. They’re an afrobeat band, with their own original songs. Of course they’re obviously heavily influenced by Fela. He invented afrobeat, but go through their discography you’ll see they have their own sound, are great musicians, and write really good songs. Every album is different.

@@nanuco29fuentes94 No, it's not. I would never say all rock bands sound like The Beatles. Led Zeppelin sound nothing like The Beatles. I'm only referring to Antibalas and how they copy Fela's music, sound, spirit, etc. That's it. It just sounds like a knock-off to me. It doesn't sound authentic to me. It's like Muse and Radiohead. To me, MUSE sounds like a band created for those who cannot understand Radioheaed. That's Ok too. Some people will get offended by that. I understand why. Back to Antibalas, I guess it just sounds like nostalgia music to me. That's all. Interesting conversation. This convo can lead us to the question "what is art?l" LOL.

@@leascaart but again. Antibalas is an afrobeat band. Not a Fela clone. Just like Parliament, Kool and the Gang , and others are funk bands, with their own distinct songs, who were influenced by James Brown. But you wouldn’t say they were James Brown copycats. Antibalas is influenced by Fela, but if you listen closely to their albums they have their own sound and experiment with different rhythms, sounds, and textures.