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Faces and Windows: Asian Dub Foundation

David Stubbs, The Wire, January 2003

Community, collectivism, connection are keywords in Asian Dub Foundation's irresistible assaults on cultural apathy. From their Community Music roots they have established a broad popular base, musically and symbolically perforating closely guarded borders with agit songs constructed from parts plundered without favour or prejudice from global contemporary, classical and pop traditions.

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