Antibalas - HourglassLabel: Daptone Released 10 31 2025 With Hourglass, Antibalas returns to its instrumental roots. The title track begins with a plaintive and ecstatic tenor saxophone solo before digging into an intense 12 8 groove. The group pivots with Lo Life highlighting the groups ability to swing a la Machito or the 1970s Ghanaian dance band leaders like Gyedu Blay Ambolley. Others like Solace, Escape and La Ceiba, conjure echoes of the classic Lagos afrobeat

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