Janka Nabay, the dance musician from Sierra Leone, landed on our collective radar about a year and a half ago, and now he's working with a New York group called the Bubu Gang. Together, they've got…   Read Story »

There were massive balls bounced around in a courtyard crammed with too many smiles. Breakdance circles broke out, often. A tame reception for the day's earliest act, Glasser, was followed by an…   Read Story »

Janka Nabay was decked in his familiar traditional gear when he hit the Warm Up stage at PS1 this weekend -- more on that later -- but the hardworking Bubu King's color palette is more laid back in…   Read Story »

A couple of months ago MoMA PS1 Director Klaus Biesenbach -- the person who organized MoMA's ridiculously popular Marina Abramović exhibition, among other things -- asked me if I'd want to help…   Read Story »

The Bubu King EP -- a four-song collection that marries hyper ramshackle beats with addictive West African chants and singing -- breezes past in 20 minutes. On certain days I listen to it half a…   Read Story »