The skanking РІР‚СљOublier Pour Un JourРІР‚Сњ, for instance, with its Gallic accordion, shows off a tangential search for raw funk. CanadaРІР‚в„ўs Souljazz Orchestra have a raw Afro-Caribbean underpinning to their sound, but thereРІР‚в„ўs also something post-punk about them, amped by snappy synthesized sounds that provide a framework for bounding brass, bass and drums. Opener РІР‚СљDog Eat DogРІР‚Сњ sets the tone, mustering a hard-hitting soul-funk, and containing lines such as РІР‚СљYou canРІР‚в„ўt piss on my leg and tell me itРІР‚в„ўs rainingРІР‚Сњ. The Souljazz Orchestra - Under Burning Skies (Strut) Gilles Peterson Worldwide, BBC Radio 1, UK ' Top 10 Tracks of 2006': Mista President Highlife World Music Magazine, Vancouver BC ' Best Albums of 2007': Freedom No Go Die ' Top 10 Albums of 2007': Freedom No Go Die

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