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When people talk about “world music,” more often than not they’re referring to individual instances of monochromatic sounds limited to a single style and hailin...g from a single place. Systema Solar, however, can be said to make true world music. Sure, they hail from a single country (Colombia) but they don’t limit themselves to one style. On the group’s self-titled debut album it quickly becomes clear that the world is their oyster and they’re not shy about doing a little sonic plundering, assimilating bits and pieces of any sound from any place that happens to strike their fancy. The thing that unites the disparate streams of influence they employ is an undeniable danceability; no matter what kind of groove they’re putting down, you can bet it’s one that’ll make you move. That said, the album finds Systema Solar dipping freely into hip-hop, funk, dub, electronics, cumbia, and a host of traditional Afro-Caribbean styles. It’s a wild ride, but the stylistic jumps the band makes never seem jarring. Whether Systema Solar is throwing down some tricky turntablism on “Amenaza” or laying down reggaeton-tinged raps on “Sin Oficio,” it all sounds like the product of a band on a singular mission — to break down any and all boundaries getting in the way of a worldwide party. 10/19/10
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