Blog: dipped in dollars

It's been pretty bittersweet being in the green mountains for one last fall, but Lizzy Mercier Descloux will keep me going this season. I'm a sucker for afro pop, and her music is weaved with african funk/jazz/blues/punk/experimen tal influences. I really wish more artists had tried to tackle this genre. She slowly became a staple of New York's No Wave movement in the early 80's, but found most of her success in Europe after two tours through Africa. Mambo Nassau and Zulu Rock have to be two of the [...]

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