Debo Band - Debo Band
Metascore
79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. PopMatters
    Aug 21, 2012
    90
    This is brave, beautiful music that can appeal to just about everybody with either a working brain or an ass to shake. If you have both, this should be your next new obsession.
  2. Spin
    Jul 23, 2012
    80
    Everything here, though, feels strangely organic and effortlessly joyful.
  3. Pitchfork
    Jul 23, 2012
    78
    The band acquits itself amazingly well, mixing in a few originals with a well-chosen selection of Golden Age songs, folk tunes, and Azmari troubadour songs.
  4. Magnet
    Aug 23, 2012
    70
    The band is beyond tight, and not only does singer Bruck Tesfaye possess the requisite mellifluous diction, he has an impassioned delivery that reaches effortlessly across language barriers to collar anyone ready for a good time and haul them willingly onto the dance floor. [No.90, p.58]
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  5. Blurt Magazine
    Jul 23, 2012
    70
    It captures the band's rambunctious, not-especially-reverent approach to Ethio-jazz.
  6. Boston Globe
    Jul 23, 2012
    60
    An enticing invitation to the group's live performance, sure, but often no more.

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