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Jungle: Brixton Academy, London

Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 5 June 2015

JUNGLE'S SHOW begins as more gigs should: with a terrifyingly poised eight-year-old breakdancer spinning on her head, effortlessly eclipsing the adult musicians behind her. Having four-foot-tall B-Girl Terra on stage during the opening 'Platoon' — she also appears in its video — means that Jungle risk peaking during the first six minutes of their set, but she's emblematic of their party-time inclusiveness.

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