I've been away the past few days and only just found out that Ari Up, lead singer of The Slits, died a few days ago. Truly one of the most exciting and musically intriguing bands of the late 70s, a large part of their appeal was Ari's voice - German and Jamaican at once, a mix borne from her German ancestry and the reggae she immersed herself in from an early age.
As glorious as their output was musically, it simply wouldn't have had the same impact without her yelps, screams and intonations. RIP Ari Up.
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