2008-01-06
Brooklyn-based Antibalas … “bulletproof” in Spanish … ricochets from horn-heavy numbers like “Beaten Metal,” to the melancholy, almost funereal (B-3-laden) vibe of the final track, “AGE.” Their sparse yet clever, politically-charged lyrics amp up lengthier tracks like 2 and 3, “Filibuster X” and “Sanctuary,” 12 and 13 minutes, respectively, to prove these afrobeat aficionados pack heat with protest. Reviewed by Sara CosgroveR CARLOS NAKAI with UDI BAR-DAVID
Voyagers
BRAZILIAN GIRLS
Talk to La Bomb
NATACHA ATLAS
Mounqaliba-Rising: The Remixes
FORRO IN THE DARK
Bonfires of Sao Joao
MOSHAV
Misplaced
Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures
Dream Garden
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