Fu Chronicles
2020 studio album by Antibalas
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Fu Chronicles is the seventh studio album by American band Antibalas. Written and conceptualized by lead singer Duke Amayo. Arranged and co-produced by Antibalas founder Martin Perna and bassist/founding member Gabriel Roth, the album was recorded at the Daptone House of Soul in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the summer of 2018 and later released on February 7, 2020 on Daptone.[4]
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| Released | February 7, 2020 | |||
| Length | 48:37 | |||
| Label | Daptone | |||
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In support of the album, the band announced a tour[5] which was cut short by the pandemic. The final show of the tour was at the Summit Music Hall in Denver, Colorado.[6] During the pandemic shutdown in 2021 Amayo and the band announced their formal separation.[7]
Critical reception
Fu Chronicles was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 4 reviews.[1] It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Amenawon" | 8:17 |
| 2. | "Lai Lai" | 8:51 |
| 3. | "MTTT, Pt. 1-2" | 7:19 |
| 4. | "Fight Am Finish" | 6:30 |
| 5. | "Koto" | 9:58 |
| 6. | "Fist of Flowers" | 7:42 |
