Founder, Antibalas, Founding Member Dap-Kings, Founder, GO! Passport, Founder Ocote Soul Sounds. Martin Perna is an educator and multidisciplinary artist living in Berkeley, California. [1]

Martín Perna: Grammy-nominated producer, musician, educator, creative researcher and writer. Founder of the bands Antibalas and Ocote Soul Sounds and collaborator of TV on the Radio, Dap Kings, Angelique Kidjo and many others.

Martín Perna founded Antibalas in 1998. He plays baritone saxophone and other woodwinds.

Antibalas (Spanish for "bulletproof") is an American, Brooklyn-based afrobeat band founded in 1998 by Martín Perna. Initially inspired by Fela Kuti 's Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri 's Harlem River Drive Orchestra, the music generally follows the musical architecture and language of afrobeat and incorporates elements of jazz , funk , dub ...

Jul 31, 2008 · In late 2004, Brooklyn-based musician Martin Perna set out on a biofueled trip to Mexico. But the founder of the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra didn't quite get there; his car broke down in...

The musical collective known as Antibalas (Spanish for bullet-proof or anti-bullets) was conceived of in Mexico City and formed in Brooklyn New York by Martín Perna in the fall of 1997.

Martin Perna, founder of Antibalas and Ocote Soul Sounds, is offering rare test-pressings of his legendary records, available exclusively only on Ghostnote.

Posted by Martin Perna NPR Weekend Edition Interview → My bandmate Amayo and I were interviewed by NPR’s Scott Simon of Weekend Edition to discuss our latest Antibalas album “Fu Chronicles.”

Founder of the bands Antibalas and Ocote Soul Sounds, founding member of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and frequent collaborator of TV on the Radio. I've recorded on over 100 albums since 1995 for artists including Toro y Moi, the Roots, Angelique Kidjo, …