The musical collective known as Antibalas (Spanish for bullet-proof or anti-bullets) was conceived of by Martín Perna in Mexico City and formed in Brooklyn New York by in the fall of 1997. Since their first album in 1999, Antibalas has amassed a loyal global fan base and has made their music imprint on countless artists across genres.

Numerous notable groups feature Antibalas alumni or current members: the band has lent its musicians to TV on the Radio, Clairo, El Michels Affair, Amy Winehouse, The Roots, The Black Keys, Santigold, Arcade Fire, Jovanotti and dozens of others. The band's ensemble virtuosity is widely recognized both inside and outside the genre of afrobeat. They served as the house band for the Obie-winning Broadway musical "FELA!" and later as the Carnegie Hall house band for all-star musical tributes to Aretha Franklin (2017), David Byrne and Talking Heads (2015) and Paul Simon (2014) as well as the Music of Billie Holiday at the Apollo Theater (2017).

Touring in support of their ninth full-length album, Hourglass the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated Fu Chronicles. They recorded it back in November 2022 at Studio G, Brooklyn New York with Joel Hamilton engineering, and are proud to see it come to the world via Daptone Records. Available on Daptone Records, Bandcamp and on all streaming platforms.