Recently, Antibalas kicked off 2009 at Carnegie Hall, as part of the Tibet House Benefit. After performing original material, they backed Grammy-winning Beninoise singer Angelique Kidjo and Vampire Weekend. Later that month, Antibalas met the Roots head-to-head in Boston for the Red Bull Soundclash. In June 2009, the two bands joined forces with Public Enemy to recreate the classic Public Enemy album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back live at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Furthermore, the Antibalas horn section joined the Roots twice that summer on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, alongside Public Enemy and Paul Simon. In early 2010, the group made its first trip to Australia and New Zealand, performing at major rock, world music, and arts festivals as well as a cabaret show with DJ Gilles Peterson.
Members of Antibalas have been at the heart of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical FELA! Born as a series of workshops with director/choreographer Bill T. Jones in late 2006, Antibalas musicians Aaron Johnson (musical director), Jordan McLean (assistant musical director), and Stuart Bogie helped create what associate producer Questlove called “The most uncut funk production ever!” After a triumphant off-Broadway run, the show opened on Broadway in November 2009 at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, with executive producers Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith attracting a cavalcade of stars including Oprah Winfrey, Madonna, Sting, Robert De Niro, and Toni Morrison.
Antibalas musicians can be seen and heard with major artists across genres. Members of the group teamed up with the Dap-Kings to create the grooves for Amy Winehouse’s multi-platinum Back to Black and continue to work with producer Mark Ronson. The horn section is featured prominently on albums by TV on the Radio; Medeski, Martin and Wood; and won a Grammy for their work on Angelique Kidjo’s Djin Djin. The group has also performed live with a diverse group of artists including Burning Spear, Baaba Maal, Sinead O’Connor, Gomez, and cast members of FELA!
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