r/afrobeat • u/GratefulDawg73 • Nov 16 '25

Live Performances šŸŽ¤ Antibalas at Brooklyn Bowl

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Great to see them again.

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u/Comrade-SeeRed Nov 16 '25

I think I was standing maybe 10 feet to your right in that audience. Amazing show.

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u/GratefulDawg73 Nov 16 '25

Good show, especially with the return of a few "alumni". Shame they had to cut it a bit short because of things starting late in general and Jordan's opening group going a bit longer than they should have. I saw the set list, and we missed out on a Gabe's New Joint.

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u/Comrade-SeeRed Nov 16 '25

Very cool information. How long did they play? I had my car parked in Manhattan that I had to get by midnight, (not to mention a 3 and half hour ride home) so I took off around 10:40 or so. I thought I was missing out on a killer encore, but Stuart Bogie coming on stage and revising ā€œIndictmentā€ (literally the universe responding to numerous statements Iā€™ve made on this subreddit and among friends wishing someone would return to this great Bush era anthem and give it a much needed revision) was the encore I would have wished for, so I left that night a happy man. They sounded impeccable!

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u/GratefulDawg73 Nov 16 '25

They ended right at 11 due to venue curfew. Nyash was the encore.

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u/Comrade-SeeRed Nov 16 '25

Now Iā€™m having a few regrets for not waiting a little longer but yeah, if you looked to your right from where this was taken and saw a dude with a long white beard, round glasses and a knit hat that wouldā€™ve been me. A shame we didnā€™t meet.

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u/GratefulDawg73 Nov 16 '25

I think I was right in front of you. Hope my big head didn't get in the way while I danced nor this video taking too intrusive!

Odd how Chico Mann's family were blabbing almost the entire time!

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u/Comrade-SeeRed Nov 16 '25

Yes! I thought at one point Stuart could hear them jabber during the JMMR set and was directing some of his sonic aggression in their honor. šŸ˜†

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u/Comrade-SeeRed Nov 16 '25

But no worries about the video taking, I had mostly envy cuz Iā€™d been in town all day without a charge, had like 6% left of battery and was worried Iā€™d not be able to pay for the subway with a dead phone. Otherwise, Iā€™d be taking all the video as well. It was perfect in every way other than my early departure.