Album Reviews

ANTIBALAS

Security

2008-01-06

Brooklyn-based Antibalas … “bulletproof” in Spanish … ricochets from horn-heavy numbers like “Beaten Metal,” to the melancholy, almost funereal (B-3-laden) vibe of the final track, “AGE.” Their sparse yet clever, politically-charged lyrics amp up lengthier tracks like 2 and 3, “Filibuster X” and “Sanctuary,” 12 and 13 minutes, respectively, to prove these afrobeat aficionados pack heat with protest. Reviewed by Sara Cosgrove

Quick Links:

all reviews | all world reviews

More reviews tagged #World

reviewed 11/2007
DJ BITMAN
Latin Bitman
reviewed 09/2009
NII OTOO ANNAN AND STEVEN FELD
Bufo Variations
reviewed 01/2007
ALOE BLACC
Shine Through
reviewed 10/2015
Ben Caplan
Birds With Broken Wings
reviewed 10/2011
NATACHA ATLAS
Mounqaliba-Rising: The Remixes
reviewed 03/2016
The Codgers
Lichfield

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.