Originally formed to create musical accompaniments for producer/arranger Zoe Jakes' belly dances, the Oakland world-fusion band Beats Antique has blossomed into an internationally popular touring group. Their albums weave an experimental mix of Middle Eastern gypsy music, Afro-beat and funk. It's a sound so busy and eclectic that when Blues Traveler's John Popper lent a bit of harmonica to 2010's Blind Threshold, it barely registered as unusual. The group's latest, this year's Elektrafone, draws heavily from dubstep and hip-hop.
Beats Antique w/ Mindspyk
Tonight @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.
