{"id":40997,"date":"2020-02-04T15:07:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/kung-fu-afrobeat-collide-on-lai-lai-from-antibalas-fu-chronicles\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:33:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:33:11","slug":"kung-fu-afrobeat-collide-on-lai-lai-from-antibalas-fu-chronicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/kung-fu-afrobeat-collide-on-lai-lai-from-antibalas-fu-chronicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Kung fu &#038; afrobeat collide on &#8216;Lai Lai&#8217;, from Antibalas&#8217; Fu Chronicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36178 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1dedd2ac-antibalas.jpg\" alt=\"Antibalas\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1dedd2ac-antibalas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1dedd2ac-antibalas-759x506.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1dedd2ac-antibalas-661x441.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1dedd2ac-antibalas-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1dedd2ac-antibalas-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Afrobeat ensemble <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/antibalas\/\">Antibalas<\/a><\/span> celebrates their 20th anniversary with a brand new album on\u00a0iconic\u00a0soul label Daptone.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Credit photo: Celine Pinget<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Antibalas celebrates its 20th anniversary with a stark return to their Williamsburg roots on its latest Daptone Records studio album, <em>Fu Chronicles<\/em>. Senior master of the Jow Ga Kung Fu School of martial arts, Duke Amayo, along with Antibalas founder\/baritone saxophonist Mart\u00edn Perna, guide listeners through an epic journey on the intersection of\u00a0kung fu and afrobeat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lai Lai&#8221; (meaning &#8220;Never&#8221; or &#8220;Forever&#8221;), the\u00a0first single\u00a0off of\u00a0<em>Fu Chronicles<\/em>,\u00a0 is a\u00a0window into the group&#8217;s ethical intent beyond music.\u00a0The track is a\u00a0tribute to the resistance of the indigenous Africans and their sustainable practices. Amayo, for example, is spearheading a green construction\u00a0project for a school in Ikeja (the capital of Lagos) featuring a rooftop\u00a0garden with rainwater\u00a0harvests and solar panels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bykonpjU_uo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Recorded with an impressive 17 musician band in Brooklyn and packed with\u00a0five hypnotic long-form instrumentals, <em>Fu Chronicles<\/em> weaves through the band&#8217;s kung fu dojo origins to the gentrification\u00a0of modern-day Williamsburg. To dive deeper into the group and their work, Martin Perna and Duke Amayo, founders and\u00a0key members, took a break\u00a0from their tour to share a piece of their history. Read the in<span style=\"color: #333333;\">terview <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/antibalas-interview-part-1\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Fu Chronicles<\/em>\u00a0is due to release on February 7th. Preorder it now <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/daptone.ffm.to\/bwav9ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Discover the album artwork and Antibalas&#8217; tour dates below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-33818\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3ad9c115-antibalas-fu-chronicles-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">May 5 &#8211; Sala Apolo &#8211; Barcelona, Spain<br \/>\nMay 6 &#8211; Sala Clamores &#8211; Madrid, Spain<br \/>\nMay 10 &#8211; Islington Assembly Hall &#8211; London, UK<br \/>\nMay 13 &#8211; Le Sans Reserve &#8211; P\u00e9rigueux, France<br \/>\nMay 14 &#8211; La Cooperative de Mai &#8211; Clermont-Ferrand, France<br \/>\nMay 15 &#8211; Paul B. &#8211; Massy, France<br \/>\nMay 16 &#8211; La Batterie &#8211; Guyancourt, France<br \/>\nMay 19 &#8211; La Cave &#8211; Argenteuil, France<br \/>\nMay 22 &#8211; Salle Marcel Helie (Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert) &#8211; Coutances, France<br \/>\nMay 23 &#8211; Parc des Expos (Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert) &#8211; Saint-Gaudens, France<br \/>\nMay 28 &#8211; New Morning &#8211; Paris, France<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrobeat ensemble Antibalas celebrates their 20th anniversary with a brand new album on\u00a0iconic\u00a0soul label Daptone. 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