Thievery Corp: New Album
By Team JamBase Aug 19, 2008 • 10:13 am PDT

Radio Retaliation out September 23 / Select live U.S. and European dates in the fall
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“Radio Retaliation is definitely a more overt political statement,” says Garza. “There’s no excuse for not speaking out at this point, with the suspension of habeas corpus, outsourced torture, illegal wars of aggression, fuel, food, and economic crises. It’s hard to close your eyes and sleep while the world is burning around you. If you are an artist, this is the most essential time to speak up.”
Thievery Corporation always have an impressive cast of characters involved in their recording and this record is no different with guests including: Nigeria’s Afrobeat heir Femi Kuti, Brazilian star vocalist and guitarist Seu Jorge, Indian sitar virtuoso Anushka Shankar, Slovakian chanteuse and violinist Jana Andevska, and Washington DC’s own go-go originator Chuck Brown. Also returning are long time collaborators Sleepy Wonder, LouLou, Notch, Zee, and Verny Varela.
The band plan to take their show on the road with an impressive 15 member live ensemble for select dates in the U.S. and Europe this fall and will also hit the festival circuit in the spring and summer of ’09. Announced dates include: 10/10 & 10/11 in Greece, 10/16 in Romania, 10/24 in Houston, 10/25 at the Voodoo Festival in New Orleans, and 10/26 in Dallas.
Check out our exclusive Thievery Corporation interview on JamBaseTV here.