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

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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

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Antibalas horns join The Roots @ Global Citizen Fest, Central Park, NYC

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Antibalas Horns with The Roots at Central Park 9-28-2014  

Last Saturday the horns (Martín Perna-baritone saxophone, Jas Walton-tenor saxophone, Jordan McLean-trumpet and Raymond Mason-trombone) joined the Roots and singers from the FELA musical to perform Fela Anikulapo Kuti's "Water No Get Enemy" at the 2014 Global Citizen NYC Festival. 

It was a beautiful day. Sun shining, the great lawn filled with over 60,000 people, all committed in some way to eliminating global poverty. Also performing were Jay-Z (and special guest Beyoncé), Tiesto, No Doubt with Sting, Alicia Keys, and Carrie Underwood.

Thanks for inviting us to help create the soundtrack.

Watch a video excerpt of our performance (HERE). Read the OkayAfrica write up (HERE)

 

 

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