Name: Fu Chronicles
Brand: Antibalas

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DAP-060LP

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-02-07

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823134006010

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

DAP-060CD

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Artist

Antibalas

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Daptone

Antibalas is a Brooklyn-based collective of musicians founded in 1998 by bandleader Martin Perna. Their name, which means 'bulletproof' in Spanish, reflects their mission to create powerful and impactful music. Drawing inspiration from the traditional Afrobeat style pioneered by Fela Kuti, Antibalas has toured extensively across the globe, bringing their updated version of this genre to audiences in over forty countries and five continents.

With their energetic live performances and infectious rhythms, Antibalas has gained a reputation as one of the leading bands in the Afrobeat revival movement. Their music combines elements of funk, jazz, and traditional African sounds to create a unique and captivating sound that transcends borders.

If you enjoy artists such as Karl Hector & The Malcouns, The Souljazz Orchestra, or Tony Allen, then Antibalas is sure to be right up your alley. With their dedication to preserving and evolving the Afrobeat tradition, they continue to inspire fans around the world with their powerful music.

Daptone is a label that specializes in hard funk, soul, and afrobeat music by current artists. It was formed by musicians and producers from the now defunct 1990s funk revival pioneer label Desco Records. The label is run by Gabriel Roth (also known as Bosco Mann) and Neal Sugarman. Daptone is home to renowned artists such as Sharon Jones, The Dap-Kings, Lee Fields, Sugarman 3, Antibalas, The Mighty Imperials, and others.

Most of Daptone's seven inch singles feature a generic blue record label. However, all singles are produced in limited quantities of 1000 - 2000 copies. In some cases where titles are highly sought after and sell out quickly, a second press run with a red colored label may be done.

Mikey Post oversees Direct Sales & Distribution at Daptone and explains that their releases have been continuously available since February 2019. While records released prior to 2009 did not include barcodes initially, they still use the original 'Mother' plates for pressing new copies today. There may be slight variations in the color of labels over the years due to printing on an offset machine with stock paper.

With a globetrotting 20-year career as a voice for the people across four decades of political and societal upheaval from the late ‘90s to today, Antibalas celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a stark return to their Williamsburg roots on its latest Daptone Records studio album, Fu Chronicles.

Pre-gentrified Williamsburg serves as the backdrop for Fu Chronicles – voyaging back to the early days when the 12-piece Afrobeat ensemble and revered soul label Daptone Records spawned out of lead singer Duke Amayo’s kung fu dojo. A senior master of the Jow Ga Kung Fu School of martial arts, Amayo along with Antibalas founder/baritone saxophonist Martín Perna guide listeners through an epic journey of where kung fu ingeniously intersects with Afrobeat on Fu Chronicles.

Fu Chronicles transports listeners to where universal equilibrium and indefinite possibilities unite within a dream world of a child’s limitless mind. The transcendent long-form Afrobeat compositions decolonize our psyches through movements traversing with melodies to realign us with a purpose of finding balance in our coexistence. The fiery 12-piece Antibalas ensemble – widely renowned as one of America’s fiercest live bands – along with an additional five musicians transform Amayo’s opus into hypnotic and invigorating compositions with singular rhythms of resistance.

Fu Chronicles

Music GB

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