Amayo's Fu-Arkist-Ra - Afrobeat Disciples (new edition)
(2xCD) self-released, 2008-08-15

Info :
AMAYO, lead singer of the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, presents his original afrobeat project, FU-ARKIST-RA, an explosive blend of African spiritual rhythms, traditional Chinese lion rhythms, highlife, funk, and jazz, infused with passionate activism. Experience the deep, hard, nyash grindin' dance-till-you-drop afrobeat tunes and share in this love connexion!

Tracklisting CD1 :
01. Fist of Flowers 9:40
02. M.T.T.T (Mother Talker Tic Tock) 11:48
03. Lion Awakes (live) 18:48
04. Happy Lion (live) 11:53

Tracklisting CD2 :
01. Amen-Awon (Goddess-River) featuring the Sweet Plantain String Quartet 8:41

Note : Self-released reissue of the acclaimed Afrobeat recording FIST OF FLOWERS, released in 2001 on 40th Chamber Records, featuring some members of Antibalas. This new edition includes a bonus CD with an exclusive new track.

Links :
fuarkistra.com
myspace.com/thefuarkistra
cdbaby.com/fuarkistra
archive.org/details/AmayosFuArkistRa

Ticklah - Ticklah Vs. Axelrod
(CD) Easy Star Records, 2007-09-18

Tracklisting :
01. Two Face 4:24
02. Want Not (featuring Tamar-Kali) 4:10
03. Scratch To Win 3:45
04. Mi Sonsito (featuring Mayra Vega) 3:27
05. Rescue Me (featuring Mikey General) 3:34
06. Pork Eater (featuring Rob Symeonn) 3:36
07. Nature Loving Dub 4:51
08. Descent 3:56
09. Si Hecho Palante (featuring Mayra Vega) 4:46
10. Answer Me 2:59
11. Queen Dub (featuring Rob Symeonn) 3:31
12. Deception (featuring Vinia Mojica) 4:07
13. Nine Years 3:31

Links :
myspace.com/ticklah
discogs.com/artist/Ticklah
easystar.com
myspace.com/easystar

Antibalas - Security
(CD) Anti Records 86848, 2007-03-06 (US)

Tracklisting :
01. Beaten Metal
02. Fillibuster XXX
03. Sanctuary
04. Hilo
05. War Hero
06. Ice
07. AGE

Links :
antibalas.com
myspace.com/antibalas
anti.com/artist.php?id=40
myspace.com/antimyspace

Brian Mitchell - Rhythm & Poetry
(CD) 2006-07

Tracklisting :
01. Sixth Whole Soul | MP3
02. Blues For Laura | MP3
03. A Stories Dream | MP3
04. Lights Over Lagos
05. Ra Sees The Sun
06. Pots And Pans
07. Dissentrance
08. Lemon Dub

Info :
Brian Mitchell is a guitarist you've probably heard, perhaps without even knowing. His precise playing was part of Kansas' own funk outfit The Yards, as well as Carlos Washington's Giant People and Amayo's Fu Arkestra featuring members of Antibalas. His debut CD, Rhythm and Poetry, finds the highly skilled guitarist joined by Marco Benevento (organ) and Joe Russo (drums), aka "The Duo", plus Critters Buggin/Garage A Trois instrumentalist Mike Dillon (percussion, vibes, conga, tabla). This appealing combination of musicians sounds exactly as good as you think it should, and is equally as impossible to describe!

Links :
brianmitchell.org
myspace.com/brianmitchelltrio

DJ Logic - The Zen of Logic
(CD) Ropeadope, 2006-07-11

Tracklisting :
01. Peace Y'All (I Am In The House) 02. 9th Ward Blues | MP3
03. Balifon Planet
04. Hypnotic
05. Interlude #1
06. Simmer Slow
07. Afro Beat
08. One Time
09. Something Distant
10. Hope Road
11. Smackness
12. Interlude #2
13. Rat Pack
14. Holding Down

Links :
djlogic.com
myspace.com/projectlogic
ropeadope.com

The Daktaris - Soul Explosion
(LP/CD reissue) Daptone Records DAPTLP9/DAP 9-2, 2006-04-10

Tracklisting :
01. Musicawa Silt (3:04)
02. Musicawa Silt, Part 2 (2:24)
03. Quiet Man Is Dead Man (4:39)
04. Modern Technology (3:58)
05. Super Afro-Beat (3:45)
06. Give It up Turn It Loose (3:53)
07. Eltsuhg Ibal Lasiti (5:07)
08. Daktari Walk (4:53)
09. Voodoo Soul Stew (4:27)
10. Upside Down (4:13)

Links :
Audio samples are available on daptonerecords.com

Antibalas/Psyco
Family Affair/Mr President
(7") Mind Records and Service MIND1003, 2006-04-05

Tracklisting :
A1. Antibalas - Family Affair | MP3
B1. Psyco - Mr President | MP3

Paul Gamblin/feedback
[DJ & Presenter of the Black & Blue Radio Show & the Heavy Mannas Show]
"Two winners on one piece of wax (well, for me CD-R). Antibalas come correct with their take on Sly Stone's "Family Affair" and it just sounds soooo f'kin good. Perfect choice from an amazing band. On the flip, Psyco drop the bomb with "Mr President" listen and learn they tell we. Brilliant. Charted & Play listed."

Ropeadope/news
[Standing strong since 1999]
"you have to travel to france to buy this record, a rare 45 - dig antibalas doing sly and the family stone's family affair."

MFSB/feedback
[Frederic Messent/Indamixworldwide]
"Back to da roots indeed and what roots by the way. Thanks to Afro-beat champions Antibalas for their rendition of Sly Stone's classic 'Family Affair' deliciously cooked by Doctor L at the command. A cut dubbed with 'Mr President' (nothing to do with Martin Solveig's track of the likes), an incredible Afro tinged song fuelled with electro & jazzy elements which should reach the favours of people such as Ron Trent, Joe Claussell, François K and Paul Murphy to name but a few (Mind Records & Service)."

Ticklah / Antibalas - K-Leg / R.O.C.
(12") Purpose Records PRUP011, 2006-02-20

Tracklisting :
A1. Ticklah - K Leg
B1. Antibalas - R.O.C.

Notes :
A1. produced by Ticklah, written by Victor Axelrod, Martin Perna, Del Stribling and Abraham Amayo
B1. produced by Antibalas, written by M. Perna, V. Axelrod, L. O'Malley, G. Roth

Antibalas Albums :


Antibalas - Who Is This America? (CD/2xLP) Ropeadope, 2004
Antibalas - Talkatif (LP/CD) Ninja Tune, 2003
Antibalas - Liberation Afro Beat Vol.1 (2xLP/CD) Ninja Tune, 2001
Antibalas - Liberation Afro Beat Vol.1 (CD) Afrosound, 2000


Antibalas Singles :


Antibalas - Government Magic (CD) Afrosound, 2005
Antibalas - Che Che Colé (12") Daptone, 2003
Antibalas - Tour EP (CD) Afrosound, 2001
Antibalas - N.E.S.T.A. (12") Afrosound, 2000
Antibalas - Uprising (7") Afrosound, 1999


Antibalas Exclusive Tracks on Compilations :


Various - Let Rhythm Provide (CD) Antibalas Auto-Production, 2005
Various - Genocide in Sudan (CD) Waxploitation, 2004
Various - ASAP - The Afrobeat Sudan Aid Project (CD) Modiba, 2004
Various - Red Hot and Riot (2xLP/CD) MCA, 2002
Various - Ouelele - Another Collection Of Modern Afro Rhythms (CD/2xLP) Comet, 1999


Antibalas Collaboration & side-Projects :


Ocote Soul Sounds - Tamarindio (7") Freestyle, 2005
Ocote Soul Sounds - Electric Tides (CD) Ocote Soul Media, 2005
Amayo's Fu-Arkist-Ra - Afrobeat Disciples (CD) 2005
Connie Price & The Keystones - Wildflowers (CD/2xLP) Now-Again, 2004
Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada - El Nino Y El Sol (CD) Airesol, 2004
Ocote Soul Sounds - Divinorum (7") Fruitmeat/Giant Step, 2003
The Daktaris - Soul Explosion (CD/LP) Desco, 1998

Various - Let Rhythm Provide
(CD) Antibalas Auto-Production, 2005-12-07

Press Release :
Antibalas and Ocote Soul Media release compilation of side projects to raise money for New Orleans grassroots reconstruction

Antibalas and Ocote Soul Media present 'Let Rhythm Provide', a compilation to benefit progressive grassroots organizations working in New Orleans. The compilation, assembled a few days after the floods, features unreleased material from eight distinct musical projects led by members of Antibalas, encompassing afrobeat, dub, ecstatic jazz, avant-garde pop, rock, and futuristic folk.

100% of the profits go directly to New Orleans Network (www.neworleansnetwork.org) Get Your Act On (www.getyouracton.com) and SHONOF (www.noahleans.org) a group specifically dedicated to helping New Orleans musicians find work and housing.

"The government has let us down, but we have each other", says Martín Perna, Antibalas founder, and organizer of the project. "It is crucial that we send our money directly to community groups working in New Orleans. The culture, legacy, and future of New Orleans will be distorted and ruined unless the people of New Orleans themselves are able to rebuild it. We put this together in the first week of September while we were in Chicago making a record with John McEntire at Soma studios. We couldn't do any benefit shows during the time, so we put this together instead."

The groups represented on 'Let Rhythm Provide' include:
Fu-Arkist-Ra (Amayo)
Speakerphonic (Marcos García)
Volney Litmus (Stuart Bogie)
Beyondo (Eric Biondo)
Ocote Soul Sounds (Martín Perna)
Roots Combination/Ticklah (Victor Axelrod)
Fire of Space (Jordan McLean)
and Small and Medium (Chris Vatalaro).
Soundbites of the songs, as well as links to the artist webpages are online at www.ocotesoulsounds.com/lrp.

The compilation will be available at Antibalas performances, online at www.antibalas.com, and directly from the artists represented on the project with the goal of minimizing all overhead and middlemen.

Please do you part and get some great music!

Click Here to Purchase 'Let Rhythm Provide'

Ocote Soul Sounds - Tamarindio
(7") Freestyle Records FSR7009, 2005-08-18

Tracklisting :
A1. Ocote Soul Sounds - Tamarindio
B1. Ocote Soul Sounds - Ora como Rey, Mañana como Güey

Press Release :
During a eco-utopian pan-american roadtrip, involving a Mercedes Benz and a whole load of cooking oil, Martin Perna (Antibalas) became unexpectedly stranded in Austin, Texas for a couple of weeks. It was here that he hooked up with musically like-minded Adrian Quesada (Grupo Fantasma) and what you have here are the fruits of this chance collaboration.

Blurring the boundaries between afro-latin funk, hip hop and movie soundtracks, the pair enrolled the help of friends and musicians from bands such as El Michels Affair, The Mighty Imperials and the Soul Fire label roster to inject the live funk into the samples and loops they crafted. Taken from the full length "El Nino Y El Sol" album, we’re sure these 2 tracks will find favour in most DJs boxes.

Ocote Soul Sounds - Electric Tides
(CD) Ocote Soul Media, 2005-06

Tracklisting :
01. Ocote Soul Sounds - Vampires | Download MP3
02. Ocote Soul Sounds - How Can I | Download MP3
03. Ocote Soul Sounds - Electric Tides | Download MP3
Complete tracklisting coming soon...

Press Release :
Some of my solo solo stuff like on the "Electric Tides" and forthcoming "June Tunes" records is very folky, stripped down as far as the number of instruments, but very heavy on effects and processing to shape the sounds. The music of Victor Jara, Jorge Ben, Baaba Maal, Baden Powell and Alice Coltrane has been very influential to me in my solo compositions.

Antibalas - Government Magic
(self-released CD) Afrosound Records ASCD-102, 2005

Info :
Only available at Antibalas shows or through the band's site.

Review :
Un petit EP 5 titres d'Antibalas en édition limitée, disponible uniquement sur le site du groupe ou à un de leurs concerts! Heureusement ceux-ci se font nombreux, et après 2 soirs au Glaz'art cet été à Paris, ils reviendront en Octobre au New Morning et au Canal 93 à Bobigny! Voilà des concerts à ne pas rater!! Enfin, si on doit se fier aux deux soirées ultra-hot du Glaz'Art, prenez des places sans hésiter une seule seconde. Une bonne rincée d'afrobeat ne peut que faire le plus grand bien à vos gambettes entartrées. Le EP rassemble lui 3 inédits assez terribles, ainsi que le single (sorti en vinyle) "Che Che Cole (Makossa)" et un remix dub du track d'ouverture, et pour 10 euros, vous en aurez largement pour votre argent. Femi Kuti doit se mordre les doigts de ne pas représenter la musique de son père Fela aussi bien que cela...

Tracklisting :
01. Antibalas - Go Je Je (6:38)
02. Antibalas - Government Magic (10:00)
03. Antibalas - Out With The New In With The True (4:58)
04. Antibalas - Che Che Cole (Makossa) (4:07)
05. Antibalas - Dub Je Je (4:34)

Download MP3 samples on Antibalas.com

Amayo's Fu-Arkist-Ra - Afrobeat Disciples
(CD) 2005-05-22

Info :
AMAYO, lead singer of the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, presents his original afrobeat project, FU-ARKIST-RA, an explosive blend of African spiritual rhythms, traditional Chinese lion rhythms, highlife, funk, and jazz, infused with passionate activism. Experience the deep, hard, nyash grindin' dance-till-you-drop afrobeat tunes and share in this love connexion!
www.fuarkistra.com

Tracklisting :
01. Amayo's Fu-Arkist-Ra - Fist of Flowers | MP3 sample
02. Amayo's Fu-Arkist-Ra - M.T.T.T (Mother Talker Tic Tock) | MP3 sample
03. Amayo's Fu-Arkist-Ra - Lion Awakes (live)
04. Amayo's Fu-Arkist-Ra - Happy Lion (live)

Various - Impeach The Precedent
(2xLP/CD/EP) Kajmere Sound Recordings KAJ-011, 2005-02-24

Tracklisting CD :
01. Shortkut / Roy C. Hammond - Impeach The President
02. Young Einstein / Zaakir - Have And Have Nots
03. Thes One / J-Live - Give It Up
04. This Kid Named Miles / Medusa - New Definition
05. The Globetroddas - Love
06. Jazzanova - L.O.V.E. And You And I
07. The Poets Of Rhythm - Flight To St. Vincent
08. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes
09. Damon Aaron - Bungalow
10. Blk - Sonshine Echoes
11. Antibalas - P.A.Z.
12. People Under The Stairs - Bomb Combo
13. Crown City Rockers - Movement
14. Breakestra - Show And Prove
15. The New Mastersounds - Bullseye
16. The Rebirth - Every Body Say Yeah

Tracklisting EP :
A1. DJ Einstein (Ugly Duckling) + MC Zaakir (Jurassic 5) - Have and Have Nots
A2. DJ Einstein (Ugly Duckling) + MC Zaakir (Jurassic 5) - Have and Have Nots (Instrumental)
A3. Thes One (People Under The Stairs) + J-Live - Give It Up
B1. This Kid Named Miles (Breakestra) + Medusa (Feline Science) - New Definition
B2. This Kid Named Miles (Breakestra) + Medusa (Feline Science) - New Definition (Instrumental)
B3. The Poets of Rhythm - Flight To St. Vincent

Info :
Created & Compiled By Charles Raggio
Website : www.kajmeresound.com

Artwork :