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August
17
Antibalas
– Marcus Garvey Park 7PM FREE
OK, I’m
becoming predictable with yet another park event… But Anitbalas
doesn’t play that often anymore and these shows are free,
outdoors, and you’re much likely to see all kinds of folks
you don’t see at regular shows. Antibalas’ music has
definitely surpassed that of any Fela Kuti-informed contemporary
American band I’ve witnessed – with daring improvisations,
super-kinetic polyrhythms, stunning breaks, strange harmonics, and,
in general, an expansion of the eclectic all-encompassing nature
of the Afrobeat genre. Playing primarily for fellow Brooklyn underground
rockers when they got going some years ago, this multicultural collective
is one of the only acts whose been able to spread out way beyond
their community - impressively gaining serious respect and adoration
in world beat, funk, and other typically gated sonic communities.
Tonight’s performance in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park
should illustrate the the way in wich Antibalas’ wicked grooves
bring everyone together.
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