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Article: Various: Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
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- January 1, 2008
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VARIOUS Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay Numero Group 014
Grand Bahama Goombay is the second installment in the quirky Cult Cargo series from indie label Numero Group. And like the series' inaugural release, Belize City Boil Up (2005), the album dives deep into the forgotten musical history of a tiny nation that's not usually on the rest of the world's musical radar screen. But if you were expecting an album's worth of pure Goombay music--the Bahamas' classic, percussion driven, carnival sound--look elsewhere, because that's not what Cult Cargo is all about. Instead, the series focuses on how small nations in the developing world responded to the siren call of ...