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- Summary: The latest album from Sierra Leone native Janka Nabay continues the modern take of his native country's bubu music.
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- Record Label: True Panther Sounds
- Genre(s): International
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Apr 23, 2012Janka holds the reigns here, expertly blending the warmth of his half-tuneless lyrics amid a mad swarm of instrumentation and voices. Still, the songs come across as a massive group effort.
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Apr 23, 2012An Letah is his New York version of the sound--he's migrated.
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Apr 23, 2012Backed by locals like Highlife's Doug Shaw and the band Skeletons, An Letah follows 2010's Bubu King EP with a whiplash 14 minutes of electrified bubu that presage what will no doubt be a watermark year for Nabay.
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Apr 23, 2012It's been a captivating listen thus far, and will likely remain that way wherever he takes it next.
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