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2007 Stories by J. Poet

• Konono No. 1

  published October 18, 2007

  Konono No. 1 is from the Congo and is unlike anything you've ever heard. The group's music is based on the sound of the likembé, or... More >>

• Swati

  published June 7, 2007

  Folky New York rocker Swati was a classically trained trombonist before she picked up the guitar and started writing songs in her late teens. Her... More >>

• Balkan Beat Box

  published May 24, 2007

  Sax player Ori Kaplan, keyboard player Tamir Muskrat, and MC Tomer Yosef, the madmen behind Balkan Beat Box, are spearheading the latest... More >>

• 120 Days

  published May 10, 2007

  Maybe it's the long nights with nothing to do but take drugs and play music, or maybe it's their position outside of America's mainstream, but... More >>

• Paul Weller

  published February 1, 2007

  Although he hasn't made much of a splash on this side of the pond, Paul Weller's British career marks him as one of the most successful artists to... More >>