New York funk band The Underground System Afrobeat is playing at Balliceaux Tuesday, Nov. 8. Some good stuff going on right here.

Putting their original Brooklynized stamp on the classic afrobeat style, Underground System Afrobeat is a huge band with a huge sound. 4 horns and 7 rhythm players armed and ready to whip any space into a massive dance party.

The ensemble was born in early 2010 as the brainchild of guitarist Peter Matson who fell in love with the music and story of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti while playing in a group directed by members of the seminal Afrobeat group Antibalas. Having learned the style and gaining inspiration from the best players around it was time to continue playing and creating the music with his peers. USA was born, aiming first to progress but also to pay homage to the amazing sounds that were eminating from Nigeria and the rest of West Africa in the 70′s.

Underground System Afrobeat – Gbagada Gbogodo feat. Amayo

Underground System Afrobeat – 95 South