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Music Review: Babylon Circus - Dances Of Resistance

Written by Richard Marcus
Published April 17, 2008
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The title song, "Dances Of Resistance" is pure reggae and is a call to arms to stand up and "get out of control" because "Dances of Resistance give justice a chance", and "turns the balance". It blends into the first track, "Contra La Guerra", so that the demonstration becomes part of the "Dance Of Resistance". In fact, the first four songs of the disc pretty much blend into each other, as the band careens from song to song. It is very much like watching a three ring circus, what with the variety of entertainment, and the ongoing display of talent. That might not be what the name of the group refers to, but it sure feels appropriate in that moment.

More than anything else, though, Babylon Circus makes you feel alive and encourages you to understand and appreciate being human as much you possibly can. They sing about the world, and they sing about individuals, and in some ways they are a call to arms. The battle they want you to fight doesn't involve guns, or hurting anybody though. It's a call to wake up and live.

Emma Goldman may not have said "If I can't dance I don't want to be part of your revolution" but I'm betting she would have been the first on the floor for Dances Of Resistance. This is a CD of great music, and a timely reminder that being political doesn't mean forgetting what it's like to be human. In fact, remembering what it means to be human is probably the best "Dance Of Resistance" we have at our disposal.

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Copy02-11-Richard portrait-72-4x4.jpgRichard Marcus is a long-haired Canadian iconoclast who writes reviews and opines on the world as he sees it at Leap In The Dark and Epic India Magazine.
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Music Review: Babylon Circus - Dances Of Resistance
Published: April 17, 2008
Type: Review
Section: Music
Filed Under: Music: International/World, Music: Dance, Music: Adult Alternative, Music: Acoustic, Culture: Society
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