Ya Basta! - Lucha Y Fiesta CD

Artist: Ya Basta! (website not updated in a long time!)
Title: Lucha Y Fiesta
Source: CD
Format: FLAC
Running time (h:m:s): 00:36:55
Size (mb): 265
Label: Basta Banda
Cat. No: YB2001-01
Year: 2001

1. (00:03:52) Ya Basta! - Cocktail Molotov
2. (00:03:10) Ya Basta! - Ouvrier
3. (00:03:56) Ya Basta! - Systeme Scolaire
4. (00:02:27) Ya Basta! - Lucha Y Fiesta
5. (00:02:59) Ya Basta! - Kamilia
6. (00:02:54) Ya Basta! - 60's
7. (00:04:07) Ya Basta! - Notre Resistance
8. (00:02:17) Ya Basta! - La Force Du Droit
9. (00:03:14) Ya Basta! - Insupportables
10. (00:03:20) Ya Basta! - Barcelone
11. (00:04:40) Ya Basta! - EZLN

I've always felt that YB! are one of those bands who should be better known than they appear to be, at least outside of continental Europe. These French skanarcho-skindicalists have created some of the finest kick-up-the-dust tunes around, laced with lyrics as sharp as their dress sense. They called it a day in 2006 but, when music is this good, it stays fresh no matter what. There's big and bold brass holding the centre ground, while the rest of the band generate stonkingly upbeat boot-moving rhythms and melodies that backs it all up with perfect ease.

The dual vocal delivery is spot-on and, while everything is sung in French (you can find the original lyrics using the search function at 'Just Some Lyrics'), it's not too hard to get where they're coming from if you don't speak the lingo (Google will help you fill in the gaps). Their passion for the politics oozes from every pore and the passion for their culture is captured in every single note.

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If you like this band, you should also check out Guarapita. I had the good fortune to catch 'em live a few weeks back and they did the business. OK, there was no brass involved, but that same Ya Basta vibe was there in buckets. As was the guarapita cocktail (aged rum, passion fruit juice, sugar) that they dished out in generous measure to a thirsty and appreciative crowd. They've made all of their tunes available for free download from their site, in ogg format (don't worry, there are plenty of programs that can deal with ogg files) and all under a generous Creative Commons licence.