My name is Martín Perna. I am a creative producer in Berkeley ... My main horn is a 1961 Selmer Mark VI (Low A). I also play a 1956 Martin "The Martin" Tenor, a 1953 Martin "The Martin" baritone ...

Saxophonist Martin Perna (a.k.a. Martin Antibalas), who founded Antibalas four years ago, says that initially he could convince only seven other people that they could form an afrobeat band in the ...

Martin Perna of the group Antibalas gazes in wonder at a gorgeously restored industrial brick building in Williamsburg. It’s a fine structure tricked out with historically appropriate windows ...

Martín Perna doesn’t spend much time concentrating on hard numbers. When asked how many band members have come together for Antibalas’ recent tour, Perna says 10 or 11. “It all depends on ...

As the 12 members of the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra took the stage at HotHouse Thursday, baritone saxophonist Martin Perna spoke about how the band wanted to celebrate a sense of music and ...

In the midst of a steady rain, Antibalas founder and saxophonist Martin Perna summed things up perfectly: "This is the right place to be not only because of the tent, but because of the music." ...

Founded in 1998 by baritone saxophonist Martin Perna under the name Conjunto Antibalas (Spanish for "bulletproof ensemble") before shortening the name to simply Antibalas, the group has held the ...