The Dub Reggae Ice-Cream Truck
Xeni Jardin for NPR
Rolling dub reggae DJs Shakespeare, left, and Aurelito relax at a cafe in the Silverlake district of Los Angeles.
Aurelito and Shakespeare's Dub
Hear full-length cuts from the duo's self-produced CD, 'Milk 'n' Honey':
Listen: 'Body Mind Soul'
Listen: 'Fa De Mos High'
Listen: 'Suspended Animation'
Day to Day technology contributor Xeni Jardin rides with Aurelito and Shakespeare, two Los Angeles-based reggae disc jockeys who have converted an old ice-cream truck into a mobile sound system.
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