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"Boomerang" from Boomerang
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"Si la Vie n'est pas Belle" from Boomerang
Sample Track 3:
"Babylone" from Boomerang
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Five Live: Music

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It'd be foolish to expect Kuti to play Afro-Beat with the same angry, righteous fire as his father, Fela Kuti, who, after all, invented the genre. Femi's an entertainer, not a revolutionary, but still the groove is so mighty real. Meanwhile, hip-hop's internationalization continues to bear fruit in the likes of Senegal's colorful multilingual trio Daara J. 9 p.m. Friday, Wonder Ballroom, 128 N.E. Russell St.; $20 advance, Ticketmaster; 503-244-4400.  07/29/05 >> go there
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