Word: dancehallã
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Returning to their British roots, TNP have referenced the Benjamin Britten opera “Peter Grimes” as an influence for their latest forray into musical experimentation. Fusing these operatic overtones with London electronica movements—dubstep and dancehall??Barnett has conceived an album which ricochets from ostentatious and oppressive climaxes to moments of melodic escapism. The result is a somewhat tiring journey, but it is a ride worth taking...
...nine piece band, including three percussionists and a drummer, literally rocked the House’s upstairs dancehall??stage lighting fixtures above the floor were swaying as the crowd bounced euphorically to the rolling Caribbean rhythms. The crowd, including a huge majority of Haitians and a flag or two, sang along with dreadlocked bandleader Theodore “Lolo” Beaubrun, Jr. and his wife Mimerose Beaubrun, who provided a female vocal counterpoint. The music was unrelentingly energetic, but at times suffered from being almost too eclectic. The dexterous guitarist served up ringing riffs that jived perfectly...
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