ACL Festival

Antibalas Live at KUT Four Seasons Showcase

October 13, 2012 9:22 am by: Alexandria Mayo

Antibalas performing at KUT's Four Season showcase. Photo by Sean Murphy.Antibalas performing at KUT's Four Season showcase. Photo by Sean Murphy.

“Rhythm is what makes a good Afrobeat record,” says Gabriel Roth, Daptone Records co-founder, producer and connoisseur of all things funky. “Not just the rhythm section, but the rhythm of the horns, the rhythm of the vocals, the rhythm of the keyboards, everybody’s rhythm. It’s not just being about being right or wrong in your rhythm, or being good at it, but it’s about feeling something the same way, swinging the same way, anticipating things the same way, and hitting things the same way — everybody hearing music the same way, and being able to turn all those instruments into one voice.

Antibalas at Four Seasons

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Photos by Sean Murphy.

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