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Live at Lincoln Center, NYC with Davido, FELA! Bway Dancers

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We had a crazy night at Okayafrica's AfrobeatXAfrobeats concert at Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors series at Damrosch Park, doing a set of our own and then collaborating on a few songs with Nigerian pop sensation Davido. Here are some of our favorite pics from the audience:

The crowd was live! Thanks to @arielsutra for this.

 

@okayafrica ❤️ @okaygingerlynn #antibalas #davido #lincolncenter #outofdoors #sogood

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Thanks to Jean-Baptiste Sankara @jbsankara for these two below:

"A griot (/ˈɡri.oʊ/; French pronunciation: [ɡʁi.o]), jali or jeli (djeli or djéli in French spelling) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician. The griot is a repository of oral tradition and is often seen as a societal leader due to his traditional position as an advisor to royal personages." @antibalas @okayafrica . #igdc #newyork #nyc #ig_nycity #newyork_ig #Saidawiseafrican #thecreatorclass #jbsankara #usaprimeshot #sonya7s #theamericancollective #shootermag #agameoftones #bythings #neverstopexploring #welivetoexplore #passionpassport #artofvisuals #neverstopexploring #portraits #sonyimages #sonyalpha #makeportraitsnotwar #igers #photooftheday #quoteoftheday #justgoshoot #createcommune #heatercentral #washingtondaily #acreativedc

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and some amazing ones by Ralston Smith @ralstonrsmith

Visual artist Laolu (@laoulunyc) was there before the show creating works of art on the body, including a masterpiece on the face of Amayo.

{reflections // laolu x amayo} @laolunyc @antibalas @okayafrica #blackandwhitephotography #ralstonsmith

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{amayo // portraits} @laolunyc @antibalas @okayafrica #blackandwhitephotography #portraits #ralstonsmith

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The dancers from the FELA Broadway show were in full effect.

the queens // afrobeat X afrobeats #lincolncenter #antibalas #okayafrica #davido #nyc #fela #ralstonsmith

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Clenched Fist Productions (@FistupTV) got some great shots. Below is percussionist Reinaldo deJesus and dancer Iris Wilson.

#AntiBalas for #FelaKuti at #lincolncenter #okayafrica #davido #conga @antibalas @okayafrica #fistuptv

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And this one of guitarist Bryan Vargas...

#Antibalas #afrobeat x #afrobeats #okayafrica #lincolncenter @antibalas

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Brooklyn Bowl Week 4 Recap with Lee Fields, Quantic, Kalmia Traver and Sahr Ngaujah

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Thanks to everyone who came out for our final week of the residency at Brooklyn Bowl. This week, we had openers Raja Kassis's Humanbeing, and guest artists Lee Fields, Quantic, Sahr Ngaujah, and Kalmia Traver of Rubblebucket. It was a beautiful night.

Here are some highlights from Instagram:

The calm before the storm. 11/18/2015 at Brooklyn Bowl

Preshow #brooklynbowl #nyc #antibalas

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Lee Fields “Lady” 11/18/2015 at Brooklyn Bowl

Last Wednesday night. R&B with #leefields #antibalas #ladies #awesome @leefieldsandtheexpressions @antibalas A video posted by Emily S. (@emmajah79) on

 

Lee Fields “Lady” 11/18/2015 at Brooklyn Bowl

 

Lee Fields “She's a Love Maker” 11/18/2015 at Brooklyn Bowl

 

Antibalas with Sahr Ngaujah 11/18/2015 at Brooklyn Bowl

 

“Mi Swing Es Tropical” with Will Holland aka Quantic: (feat Ray Mason: trombone) 11/18/2015

Yessss! #cumbia #worldmusic #willholland #antibalas @antibalas @quanticmusic @ray_jay_may A video posted by Emily S. (@emmajah79) on

 

Crowd Shot:  11/18/2015 at Brooklyn Bowl