Press:
"Thereโs a fire in Antibalasโ (former) lead singer, Amayo. With his painted face and colorful garb, his presence on stage was magnetic and enchanting. It was as if he was a witch doctor enchanting the audience with his melodiesโฆโ - Blurred Culture
AMAYO LEAVES ANTIBALAS TO LAUNCH SOLO CAREER PRESS
Broadway World “Grammy Nominated Singer and Composer AMAYO to Pursue Solo Career” (02/26/2022) >> Link
Live for Live Music “Antibalas Vocalist Duke Amayo Announces Departure” (11/06/2021) >> Link
JAMBANDS “Antibalas Lead Singer Duke Amayo Leaves Band” (11/06/2021) >> Link
NYS MUSIC “Amayo Leaving Antibalas” (11/06/2021) >> Link
JAMBASE “Antibalas Announces Vocalist Duke Amayo’s Departure” (11/05/2021) >> Link
The Wind & Cloud Podcastย “Ep. 36: Duke Amayo “Antibalas” – Season 3″ (02/05/2020) >> Link
The Brooklyn Rail: “Amayo: Fist of Flowers” (12/2019) >> Link
Pan African Music: “Antibalas, 20 years of Afrobeat & Kung-Fu Spirit (part 1)” (5/20/2019) >> Link
Pan African Music: “Antibalas, 20 years of Afrobeat & Kung-Fu Spirit (part 2)” (5/20/2019) >> Link
The Poke Around: “Looking Back: That time Antibalas’ Amayo became a US Citizen and then performed at Floydfest Eight”ย (6/19/2019) >> Link
Blurred Culture: “Amayo of Antibalas is a Captivating Force on Stage” (10/29/2017) >> Link
FU CHRONICLES 2020 ALBUM PRESS
GRAMMY.com “Meet The First-Time Grammy Nominee: Antibalas Talks ‘Fu Chronicles,’ Kung Fu, and their Mission to Spread Afrobeat” (2/17/2021) >> Link
GRAMMY.com “Antibalasโ: Meet The First-Time Grammy Nominee (Video with Amayo)” (2/17/2021) >> Link
African Vibes: “Check Out the African Grammy Nominees” (12/12/2020) >> Link
RELIX: “Dojo Risin’: Amayo, Antibalas, Music and the Martial Arts” (06/01/2020) >> Link
NPR “Antibalasโ Fu Chronicles Is A Martial Arts-Inspired Testament to Afrobeat” (2/08/2020) >> Link
RELIX Album Review: Fu Chronicles (3/6/2020) >> Link
OkayAfrica: โWatch Antibalasโ Striking Video for Fight Am Finish” (2/18/2020) >> Link
BrooklynVegan โAntibalas Releasing โFu Chroniclesโ, Touring Stream โFight Am Finishโ) (11/19/2019) >> Link
KCRW โTodayโs Top Tune: Antibalas โFight Am Finishโ (12/27/2019) >> Link
Soundcheck โThe Mighty Relentless Groove of the Funky, Afrobeat band Antibalas (2/14/2020) >> Link
WNYC New Sounds โAntibalas, Live in Studio (2/06/2020) >> Link
PASTE โAntibalas Live at Paste Studio NYCโย (2/0102020) >> Link
CLASH โAntibalas Announces New Album โFu Chroniclesโ (11/21/2019) >> Link
The Brooklyn Rail โAmayo: Fist of Flowersโ (12/12/2020) >> Link
The Miami New Times โThe Rhthym Foundation Hosts Afrobeat Band Antibalasโ (1/22/2020) >> Link
Live for Live Music โAntibalas Releases new album Fu Chroniclesโ (2/7/2020) >> Link
JAMBANDS โAntibalas announces new album Fu Chronicles, Set Winter Tour Datesโ (12/2/2020) ย >> Link
GlideMagazine โAntibalas Gives Vibrant Display of Spirit & Soul on โFu Chroniclesโโ (2/6/2020) >> Link
Pan African Music โKung Fu & Afrobeat Collide on โLai Lai,โ from Antibalasโ Fu Chronicles (2/4/2020) >> Link
BroadwayWorld โAntibalas to release new album Fu Chroniclesโ (11/20/2019) >> Link
48 Hills โAs Afrobeat heroes Antibalas arrive, recalling a classic track (2/10/2020) >> Link
FIP: โLes Chronique Kung-Fu dโAntibalas” (2/5/2020) >> Link
Les Oreilles Curieuses: Antibalas – Fu Chronicles (2/15/2020) >> Link
NeoPrisme Antibals x Duke Amayo – Fu Chronicles (2/17/2020) >> Link
Dig Boston “Antibalas makes Investment with Music and Culture ” Interview / concert preview (3/11/2020) >> Link
Oregon Public Broadcasting โMonday Mix: Sunbathe, Antibalas.. And Leon Bridgesโ (1/13/2020) >> Link
GratefulWeb โAntibalas Set to release new album โFu Chroniclesโโ (2/07/2020) >> Link
Come To Life Media: Antibalas Bridging Culture Through Music (3/20/2020) >> Link
WHERE THE GODS ARE IN PEACE 2017 ALBUM PRESS
WNYC: Soundcheck “The Infections Groove of NYC’s Antibalas…” (9/21/2017) >> Link
WNYC: Takeaway Show “Afro-beat band Antibalas searches for the Rhythm of Change” (9/13/2017) >> Link
Chicago Reader: Afrobeat innovators Antibalas end a five-year silence with Where the Gods Are in Peace” (9/28/2017) >> Link`
Detroit Metro Times: “Afrobeat descendants Antibalas to play Otus Supply in Ferndale” (9/27/2017) >> Link
The Music (Australia) Album review (9/13/2017) >> Link
Exclaim (Canada) “Antibalas Avoid Trump to Make Timeless Political Points” (9/13/2017) >> Link
Winnipeg Free Press: (Canada) Album review (10/3/2017) >> Link
The Rapidian (Grand Rapids, MI) “Antibalas coming to Founders Brewing ” Interview / concert preview (9/26/2017) >> Link
Drowned in Sound: Album review (9/13/2017) >> Link
ANTIBALAS “ANTIBALAS” 2012 ALBUM PRESS
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn >> Interview >> Link
KEXP >> Song of the Day: >> Link
NY Times >> Feature >> Link
Details >> Review >> Link
KCRW >> Morning Becomes Eclectic >> Link
BBC Music >> Review>> Link
Wall Street Journal >> Feature >> Link
NPR >> World Cafe >> Link
Pitchfork >> Review >> Link
LA Times >> Album Review >> Link
LA Times >> Live Review >> Link
New Yorker >> Preview >> Link 1
Relix >> Review >> Link 1 Link 2
Pitchfork >> Tracks >> Link
The Guardian >> New Music >> Link
The Atlantic >> Entertainment >> Link
Rolling Stone Magazine >> Premiere >> Link
Mother Jones >> Review >> Link
National Geographic >> World Music >> Link
The imported goods >> News>> Link
Billboard >> News >> Link
New Yorker >> Music >> Link
The Village Voice >> Music >> Link
Masquecine (Spain) >> Interview >> Link (en espaรฑol)
โTop 12 Musicians With World-Changing Positions.โ – The Economist
โ[Duke] Ellington uses his remarkable abilities to dispel any lazy presumptions about genre and race.
ย [Duke] Amayo carries on that mission.โ – The Village Voice
“A raucous, joyous celebration of Afrobeat.” – Rolling Stone Magazine
โLead Singer Amayo channels Fela Kuti.โ – PRIโs the World
โOne of the few American bands that I fear.โ – Questlove
โWasnโt that brother James Brown preaching up a bodacious erotic sermon? (Actually it was Amayo, Antibalasโ charismatic dreadlocked lead singer-conguero, inviting the audience to rip off its clothes.)โ – Los Angeles Times
“[Amayo] has been credited with introducing Afrobeat to a global audience.โ – Soundcheck, WNYC
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