Rolling Stone (4/25/02, pp.79-80) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Showcases a keen understanding of Fela and his idiosyncratic world - a beautiful utopia of his liberal ideals and orgiastic funk cookouts that fueled body and soul in equal measure..."
Spin (4/02, p.120) - 7 out of 10 - "...The biggest musical difference between this album and vintage Fela Kuti is that Antibalas dispatch 7 songs in the time it would've taken th elate master to finish one and start a second....The master would move his 'yansh', too."
Q (3/02, p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The music is irresistible..."
Alternative Press (June 2002, p.71) - 9 out of 10 - "...[Antibalas] maintain [a] fiery, Fela Kuti-esque Afro-Latin fusion...coating political criticisms with an ass-shaking funkiness..."
CMJ (3/18/02, p.10) - "...Unloads more dense African grooves, righteous horn charts and extended keyboard jams...Latin, jazz and soul influences keeps the sound of TALKATIF current, if not evolutionary..."
NAPRA Review (07-08/02, p.58) - "...Tight melodies, arrangements, and solos create a feisty, undeniably today/tomorrow mix that speaks up, speaks out, keeps the beat going, and is good to dance to..."
Mojo (Publisher) (6/02, p.118) - "...Great..."
Antibalas: Duke Amayo (vocals, congas, percussion); Gabriel Roth, Luke O'Malley (guitar); Stuart Bogie (alto saxophone); Micheal Herbst (tenor saxophone); Martin Perna (baritone saxophone); Jordan McLean, Anda Szilagy, Todd Simon (trumpet); Aaron Johnson, Mike Wagner (trombone); Victor Axelrod (keyboards); Phil Ballman (drums); Dylan Fusillo (drums, sticks, percussion); Fernando Velez (congas, percussion); Ernesto Abreau (congas); Giancarlo Luiggi (shekere).