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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 Cosgrove
YOUSSOU N'DOUR
Rokka Mi Rokka (Give and Take)
Cottonbelly
X Amounts of Niceness: NYC Sessions 1993-2004
Two Siberians
Out of Nowhere
Vinicius Cantuaria
Cymbals
Various Artists
Congotronics 2 – Buzz ‘N’ Rumble From the Urb ‘N’ Jungle
Dierdre
One
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