music clip of the day

Today, celebrating our 400th post, we revisit a few favorites.

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street music

Whatever it is, this guy’s got it.

(Originally posted on 8/25/10.)

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take two (or is it one?)

Following up on Vijay Iyer’s take (6/30/10), here’s the original.

M.I.A., “Galang” (2005)

One of the things I love about M.I.A. is that she doesn’t let any of the usual stuff get in her way. Take her dancing, for instance: she’s, uh, not real good at it—at least not by the usual standards. Does that stop her? Nah.

(Originally posted on 7/2/10.)

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Guitar, drums—that’s all it takes.

Bambino (AKA Bombino), live, Niger (Agadez), 2010

Part 1

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Part 2

(Originally posted on 8/9/10.)