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- Summary: The Sierra Leone artist Janka Nabay is backed by Boshra AlSaadi, Doug Shaw, the Skeletons' Jon Leland, Michael Gallope, and Jason McMahon as the Bubu Gang on his debut full-length release.
- Record Label: Luaka Bop
- Genre(s): International
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Sep 5, 2012These grooves vary structurally‑-hooked by a bass drone, an insistent drum pattern, some fetching keyb. And they always move.
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Aug 22, 2012If you like to move, En Yay Sah is a must-listen.
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Aug 22, 2012En Yay Sah is easily the most auspicious--and original--debut album of 2012.
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Aug 22, 2012From jaunty opener "Feba" to dense finale "Rotin," the eight songs have distinct identities but share groovy, spacey production and a mystical-futuristic feel.
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Aug 22, 2012Bubu music is ancient; En Yay Sah offers a powerfully modern, cosmopolitan introduction to its complex and vibrant rhythms.
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Aug 23, 2012The music that survived war, immigration and poverty flourishes even among the hipsters, a happy ending for a tale of struggle.
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Under The RadarAug 22, 2012The results are tirelessly paced, extremely danceable, and entirely modern-sounding. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.124]
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