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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
January 27, 2006
Afro-funk, hip-hop and reggae coalesce in the music of Yawo, a Minneapolis-based band named after its leader, a native of Togo, West Africa.
The band unites Midwesterners and an Afro-Brazilian with Senegalese percussionists. Their varied musical backgrounds make for a rich stew. The band's....