The Budos Band
Staten Island. The forgotten borough. The Jersey extension. Sure, I have a special place in my heart for Shaolin, the birthplace of my lady, the go-between for a lot of weekends and trips spent with family on the Jersey shore. Since Wu-Tang, very little has surfaced from Staten Island regarding the local music scene in NYC. But along comes The Budos Band, rising from the borough like a landfill (a nice, non-toxic one of course), they are another Daptone find that shows the always reliable Brooklyn soul imprint once again ahead of the pack. The Budos bring Daptone a little bit closer to the African diaspora, where Fela and Tony Allen mingle with Otis Redding and Sam & Dave. More reliable dusty grooves from a G-Train label on an express bus discovery. Word is that the Budos will be playing one of the successful BPM Saturday dub sessions thrown by DRM of Bastard Jazz. Resources
The Budos Band :: "Up From the South"
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