Nas and Damian Marley | Pop review

Academy, ManchesterNew York hip-hopper Nas and Jamaican reggaeman Damian Jr Gong Marley – son of Bob – should make a very odd couple. They look completely different: Nas in crisp white T-shirt and a modicum of bling, and the dreadlocked Marley in reggae-regulation combats. And yet, by tracing the African roots their music shares, they have emerged as one of pop's most extraordinary and exciting collaborations. Their very late entrance in Manchester is marked by a stampede to the front.The tw...

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