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8.3
44836
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The music is retro, but in no way outdated. This is “world” music for our increasingly globalized times
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8.0
44819
8.0 |
Mojo
This is the album to prove that great Afrobeat doesn't have to be a Kuti family affair. Print edition only
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8.0
45074
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
With only six songs and coming in around 45 minutes, Antibalas explodes out of the gate with rolling percussion and doesn’t let up until the last crash
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8.0
44804
8.0 |
BBC
Antibalas is musical democracy in action, and an inspiring example of a band practicing what they preach
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8.0
44806
8.0 |
The Observer
Though there are thrilling moments of individual virtuosity, every rhythmic element locks tight to create an irresistible groove
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8.0
44810
8.0 |
All Music
A welcome return; its slight shift in direction and production nuances reveal just how sophisticated this ensemble is, expanding the Afro-beat sound in the 21st century without sacrificing its heart
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8.0
44811
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Short of seeing the band live, this is Afrobeat at its blistering best
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7.5
45068
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The album is consistent with their previous releases in capturing their live improvisational grooves and energy in a take-home format
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7.5
44809
7.5 |
Pitchfork
This is the band at its most forcefully communicative as a unit, playing together with an efficiency that lives and breathes with one-take composure
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7.0
45007
7.0 |
PopMatters
This ever-mutating collective has been able to integrate other musical genres as well, including salsa, funk, and hip-hop
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7.0
45014
7.0 |
hhv.de mag
The diverse dozen once again manage the mammoth task to make so many different musicians become a coherent patchwork
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7.0
45506
7.0 |
Blurt
There's so much positive in this band's work - in its devotion to an intricate aesthetic, its commitment to justice, its sensual, hip-shifting appeal
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7.0
44817
7.0 |
Uncut
Brooklyn's Afrobeat kings pay explicit tribute to the legendary Fela Kuti. Print edition only
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6.0
44818
6.0 |
Q
There's flair and fire enough to quash the qualms and revel in people doing something over and doing it right. Print edition only
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6.0
44807
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Casual bystanders might wish for more memorable songs or some advancement of the form
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6.0
44808
6.0 |
The Independent
Show themselves to be almost as potent an Afrobeat ensemble as even the late Fela Kuti's greatest bands
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6.0
44805
6.0 |
The Guardian
Antibalas still need to do even more to create their own distinctive style
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