David Byrne's Raucous Luaka Bop Label Turns 21

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Is "Ponta De Lana Africano " really about where slaves arrived in Brazil ? Or did I just expand a mental legend over the years, trying to explain and contain the unsettling, unsettled poise and expanse of Jorge Ben 's rolling, grinding samba soul classic? Literally, it's about soccer, but the key line " um ponta de lan a Africano " doesn't match ...

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