Pop music spotlight: Antibalas

September 8, 2012 at 9:55PM
From left: Aaron Johnson, Stuart Bogie, Martin Perna and Abraham Amayo, of the Afrobeat band Antibalas, during a rehearsal at Daptone Records studio.
From left: Aaron Johnson, Stuart Bogie, Martin Perna and Abraham Amayo, of the Afrobeat band Antibalas, during a rehearsal at Daptone Records studio. (New York Times/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

ANTIBALAS

Tuesday: Thanks to their close affiliation with Sharon Jones' Dap Kings and the boon to Afrobeat music via Broadway's "Fela!" musical, these Brooklyn-reared groove maestros are enjoying a much-deserved batch of new attention. Their multi-ethnic, 12-member ensemble curated the music in "Fela!," and some members still play in the pit orchestra. As Antibalas, they earned more critical raves and made a killer TV appearance on Jimmy Fallon's show around last month's release of a new self-titled collection, the band's first in five years. Their fall tour kicks off in Minneapolis. (7:30 p.m. Tue. $18-$20. First Avenue, 701 1st Av. N., Mpls. 612-338-8388.)

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Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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