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Chicano Batman

Chicano Batman Transcend World Music to Make a Powerful Statement

Chicano Batman know how to reclaim the language of an oppressive regime in order to turn it back on the oppressor.
By Justin Joffe
Terry Reid.

Terry Reid Turned Down Joining Led Zeppelin—and That’s Just the Start of His Story

“I was asked to join a lot of bands,” Reid said matter-of-factly.
By Jim Farber
Gilberto Gil.

Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil Turned BAM Into a Tropicália Paradise

These two legends onstage, duetting with their acoustic guitars against a panoply of Brazilian flags, are and have always been punk.
By Justin Joffe

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