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Three explosive original arrangements cultivate an urgent call to heal a broken system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, the sonic excursion lands on an island where love is our first instinct. A new ideology is born opening our hearts to the possibilities of living as one unified people, where all gods are equal and together we prevail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrue to traditional form, \u003cem\u003eWhere The Gods Are In Peace\u003c\/em\u003e pays respect to the forefathers of Afrobeat with compositions spanning nine to 15 minutes in length. With a blessing from the Fela Kuti legacy early in the band’s career, \u003cstrong\u003eAntibalas\u003c\/strong\u003e has long been revered for re-popularizing the classic Afrobeat sound while adding their distinct New York City grit to the mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInfluences of punk rock, free jazz, and hip-hop seep into their expansive works to define a truly 21st-century translation of the Afrobeat genre and beyond. 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