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The Review and the Yellow Card

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"As Vancouver turntablists of Asian heritage, the group (Van-City's own NO LUCK CLUB) has seen heavy coverage in 'ethnic' media that sometimes seems to outweigh their appearance in other press....The concept of multicultural media is no crime in itself. At the same time, I can't shake the feeling that in 2007, it often results in the rather unpalatable effect of deepening the chase between the 'multi' ('diverse ethnicities') and the 'cultural' ('white culture' audience) that it attempts to unite....The craftsmanship of their latest album, Prosperity, has seen national critical attention... There, the ethnicity of the group members takes a backseat to their skills as artists, and I think that this is the point where the chief aims of multiculturalism succeed...."
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Posted by Boon Kondo
February 10, 2007 at 9:03 AM
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