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First Listen: Debo Band, 'Debo Band'

Debo Band's self-titled debut album comes out July 10. Shawn Brackbill hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Debo Band, 'Debo Band'

A hot, hot musical heat that first shimmered up from 1960s Ethiopia gets refracted through a thoroughly 21st-century American consciousness.

Hear 'Debo Band' In Its Entirety

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Patti Smith, Best Coast, Debo Band And More

Clockwise from top left: Best Coast, Patti Smith, Debo Band, fun. Courtesy of the artists / NPR hide caption

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All Songs Considered

Patti Smith, Best Coast, Debo Band And More

Hear the latest recommended listening from Bob Boilen, Jacob Ganz and Robin Hiltonborg 2.0, plus a few musical surprises.

Patti Smith, Best Coast, Debo Band And More

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Debo Band: globalFEST 2012

Debo Band performs during globalFEST at New York City's Webster Hall on Jan. 8. Ryan Muir for NPR hide caption

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Live in Concert

Debo Band: globalFEST 2012

This Boston group takes the funky, psychedelic groove of 1960s Ethiopia and transplants it to a sweaty 21st-century dance floor.

Debo Band: globalFEST 2012

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