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The Budos Band III | ||||
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Released | August 10, 2010 | |||
Genre | Afrobeat, funk, soul | |||
Label | Daptone | |||
Producer | Bosco Mann TNT | |||
The Budos Band chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10) [2] |
The A.V. Club | (B+) [3] |
The Budos Band III is the third self-titled album by Staten Island, New York-based group The Budos Band. It was released on 2010 through Daptone Records. The New Yorker pop music critic Sasha Frere-Jones named it his favorite album of 2010. [4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rite of the Ancients" | 3:48 |
2. | "Black Venom" | 3:32 |
3. | "River Serpentine" | 3:10 |
4. | "Unbroken, Unshaven" | 2:59 |
5. | "Nature's Wrath" | 4:53 |
6. | "Golden Dunes" | 3:17 |
7. | "Budos Dirge" | 2:38 |
8. | "Raja Haje" | 3:57 |
9. | "Crimson Skies" | 3:35 |
10. | "Mark of the Unnamed" | 3:59 |
11. | "Reppirt Yad" | 2:57 |
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