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in order of magnitude:
fela anikulapo kuti and egypt 80 (1984)
talking heads, remain in light tour
art ensemble of chicago (4 or 5 times, cant remember exactly)
sun ra arkestra
out of order of magnitude:
einsturzende neubauten--silence is sexy tour
massive attack--mezzanine tour
the congos
gregory issacs
roni size
the who (1976)
black sabbath (last tour with the original lineup)
mercury rev
p-funk (many times, each great)
ali farka toure and salif keita in paris
john zorn, fred frith, bill laswell and the drummer from slayer in paris
dahlek
l. shankar, zakir hussein and the guy who played clay pot (3/4 of shakti)
the vienna philharmonic doing berg's violin concerto no. 1
la monte young at the dream house, tribute to pandit pran nath (last year)
jaap blonk (sound poetry performance a couple weeks ago--just amazing)
latest:
dj/rupture this past weekend, 3 times--best turntablist i have ever seen, bar none.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
-kamau brathwaite
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