Antibalas shares "La Ceiba" off new album Hourglass

Check out "La Ceiba" off the forthcoming Antibalas album Hourglass out via Daptone Records on October 24. 

Here's the scoop...

Long overdue and right on time- we are excited and honored to share with you “La Ceiba” - our first single off the new album “Hourglass” and it is a heater.

Like many of our songs- it has multiple meanings. La ceiba is the tree of life to indigenous peoples in both sides of the Atlantic, a portal to connect with spirits and place of shelter and safety. Ceiba is also a town in Puerto Rico where a military installation has just been reactivated after 21 years of dormancy, a clear sign that the task of making peace is an ongoing one.

We hope you dig the song. You can save / preorder the new album right here. Listen to "La Ceiba" below. 

Ocote Soul Sounds share "Blues For Ukraine"

Martin Perna (of Antibalas) and Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas) shared "Blues For Ukraine" via Bandcamp right here. 

Antibalas, A Man Called Warwick @ The Mod Club, Friday

Check out the Antibalas cover of "Heaven (Is Not For Everyone)" not on their new album Where The Gods Are In Peace.

Long-awaited new Antibalas album Where The Gods Are In Peace out September 15 on Daptone

Check out a live performance of"Gold Rush" below. Antibalas return to T.O. to play the Mod Club Sept 8.  

"The world we live in is built on stolen land, stolen resources, and borrowed time. This song is an acknowledgement of that history as well as a conversation with the present moment we live in and the new types of gold rushes that create their booms and inevitable busts. The song asks the question, "Where did we go wrong?" Perhaps we can, together, come up with a good answer."

Sabbath worshipers Here Lies Man explore fully amped Afro-metal

Antibalas guitarist Marcos Garcia cranks it up to 11 for Here Lies Man's debut on RidingEasy Records out April 7th.

See Antibalas w/ Zap Mama @ Koerner Hall, Saturday

In honour of Bob Marley's birthday, here's a 2013 Antibalas peformance of Rat Race on KEXP.  Photo by Marina Abadjieff

See Antibalas @ Lee's Palace tonight!

Antibalas tear the roof off of Lee's Palace tonight with DJ Tim Perlich. Doors open at 8 pm.

Antibalas get down 'n' Dirty for Daptone

   Antibalas "Dirty Money" (Radio/45 EDIT) by Daptone Records

Paris DJs deliver blockbuster Afro-funk mix

The Paris Djs have done a fantastic job of promoting the funky freshest in post-Fela Afrobeat innovation from around the globe with their ongoing series of 21st Century Afro Spectacular podcasts but the recently posted third edition could be their best ever.

As usual, Djouls' & Grant Phabao's monstrous 25-track mix moves from modern Afrobeat, Afro-funk and Afro-Latin joints to Ethio grooves and boasts a few exclusives like the unreleased track from Franck Biyong's new project with the Diamane Bantu Messengers, the first sampling from the much-anticipated new Antibalas album, and a taster from Ebo Taylor's new album along with crucial cuts from Akalé Wubé, The Liberators, Chico Mann, Shogun Orchestra, El Michels Affair, Beta Hector, Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars and a mind-roasting closer from Italy's Classica Orchestra Afrobeat featuring a very special guest collaborator.

Of course, there are also a few choice digging discoveries, this time presenting Dereb The Ambassador, The Macrotones, Bixiga 70, Topaz and Papa Chango. It all bodes well for the forthcoming Afrofunk/Tropical/Reggae/Funk/Soul compilation release by the Paris DJs Soundsystem due in September. In the meantime, you can check out Volume Three of The Paris DJs' 21st Century Afro Spectacular right here