Fires in the Park

Benin City have made a stunning debut.

Like M.I.A.’s Kala or The Bug’s London Zoo, it’s hard to imagine Fires in the Park’s particular blend of global influences being forged in any city other than the UK capital. The debut from the trio of Joshua Idehen (vocals), Theo Buckingham (drums) and Tom Leaper (sax/synths/samples) is an impressively distinctive fusion of hip-hop, dancehall, jazz, dubstep and drum n’ bass; a mixture at its most effective on the kwaito-driven bounce and clatter of Faithless.

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