Tue, Oct. 19, 2004

 

RAP SHEET:

 

African-born, America-raised Daara J brings hip-hop full circle on "Boomerang" (Wrasse), which borrows from the ancient Senegalese form of rhythmic poetry called tasso. Already a hit in Europe, this world music set fuses English, Spanish, French and Wolof languages, with musical flavors of raga, jazz, Cuban and Caribbean sounds. B