Antibalas

Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival Welcomes Jann Arden, Tom Cochrane, Witch Prophet, Tanika Charles and More for 30th Anniversary Edition

PUBLISHED May 12, 2022

Back in person after two years of virtual performances, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival returns this year for its 30th annual edition,...

Ottawa's "Come See & Hear the World" Festival Gets Tanya Tagaq, Antibalas for Inaugural Edition

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019

Though the team behind Ottawa's RBC Bluesfest are still a few months away from throwing their main event, organizers have now unveiled a ne...

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Up+Dt Festival, Edmonton AB, October 6

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2018

We've all been at a party starting to wane around 3 or 4 a.m. when some party doctor puts Fela Kuti's "Roforofo Fight" on and injects pure...

Antibalas

Where the Gods Are in Peace

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2017

In the five years since Antibalas released their last album (2012's self-titled affair), the Afrobeat collective have seen a significant nu...

Antibalas Avoid Trump to Make Timeless Political Points

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2017

Anyone familiar with Afrobeat knows that politics play a major role in the West African musical style. So it seems obvious that Afrobeat re...

DJ Paul Ballman Jr.

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Antibalas musician and DJ Paul Ballman Jr. currently resides in Brooklyn NY. Their band's debut CD is called Liberation Afrobeat Vol. 1. Cu...

Antibalas / Zap Mama

Koerner Hall, Toronto ON, February 7

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2015

A startling collision of aesthetics greeted the audience at Koerner Hall. Walking into the formal setting anticipating an Afro-beat dance p...

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James St. North, Hamilton ON, September 14

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2014

Having not performed in the city of Hamilton in almost ten years, Antibalas made sure no one in attendance would forget the incredibly tigh...