New Music: "Think Twice": Takuya Kuroda feat. Antibalas

Earlier this year, trumpeter Takuya Kuroda invited us into the studio to record an afrobeat version of the late great Donald Byrd's "Think Twice" (co-produced by our own Nikhil P Yerawadekar) for his latest album "Zigzagger" on Concord Jazz.

Buy on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/zigzagger/id1144737134

 

 

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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Live in NYC at Lincoln Center with DAVIDO 7/29/2016

Another wild and wonderful collaboration, this time with Nigerian star Davido. We'll be doing some of our songs, some of his, building a bridge between old and new urban sounds from Nigeria. DAVIDO-Antibalas Lincoln Center