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Sample Track 1:
"Boomerang" from Boomerang
Sample Track 2:
"Si la Vie n'est pas Belle" from Boomerang
Sample Track 3:
"Babylone" from Boomerang
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Boomerang
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DAARA J
Boomerang
Who knew that Senegalese hip-hop was so fly? Straight outta Dakar, Daara J's Boomerang established a new high point for Motherland rap, while supplying what's missing from its American counterpart. Blazing-hot tracks like "Esperanza" and "Bopp Sa Bopp" suggest there's a positive side to global warming, and the band's sound -- equally influenced by American hip-hop, Jamaican reggae, and West African mbalax and tasso -- is both esoteric and accessible, without being predictable in the least. (Wrasse)  11/24/04 >> go there
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