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By NIKKO LENCEK-INAGAKI
There’s nothing quite like the sounds of patois coming out of a Lyons-based ska/reggae/punk rock band. I’ve got to hand it to Babylon Circus, though, they’re latest album, Dances of Resistance (April 29th), manages to pull off the unlikely combination with ease, charm and infectious, head-neck-and-shoulder swaying rhythm.
It’s been awhile since ska even approached mainstream cool, but like a few other ska-inflected groups — New York Ska Exchange and Golgol Bordello, for example — Babylon Circus has endured by more than just catchy tunes. There’s an easy mix of the political and the dance-able in their culture-crossing music and a good show in their hilarious and mad stage performances. Well, maybe NYSE isn’t quite like that, but Golgol and Babylon are.
Catch them out on tour for Dances of Resistance in the U.S. this spring and this summer back in France. Stopping in New York tomorrow for a show, check out the rest of the dates here. 04/22/08 >> go there
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