It’s a work night. So what? I pull up to Brooklyn Bowl with a sprained ankle and an itch for dancing. I bought the ticket for London-by-way-of-Nigeria dance band Ibibio Sound Machine the minute it was announced, and no ankle pain was going to get in the way of the show now. Jobs and workers… Read More Ibibio Sound Machine, Lollise, and Underground System at Brooklyn Bowl, September 25th 2024
In the winter of 2021, while poking through shelves of thrift shop CDs, I posed a pitch to Soda Survive about Music Survival Guide. My favorite band’s new album was underrepresented by people who make words mean things, and I was frustrated about it enough to act. “Sure,” he said, handing me an inbox full… Read More Music Survival Guide 2022 – Year in Review
I think it was WFUV’s Russ Borris who first played Ibibio Sound Machine on the radio on my way to work, and I was instantly hooked. Their fourth album, called Electricity, is an infectious mix of African percussion with electronic keys and horns for days. It’s like Afrobeat dance punk, and it’s stunning. Their latest… Read More A Saturday Night with Ibibio Sound Machine and DJ Sinkane
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