content: Had the great fortune to see them live in Montreal this summer uring the jazz fest. Live, they are a storm of rhythm and dance. Undoubtedly the best live act I've ever seen. If only more of us insular Americans could understand French! Zebda is "butter" in Algerian Arabic, a pun on the French slang for "Algerian immigre" ("beur"). Music with such soul and energy is indeed rare to find. Unlike other political bands, the music is in the driver's seat, the message comes after they take you on a good long ride. Lyrics about discrimination, street life, illegal immigrant existence. With the possible exception of Assassin, I can't think of another French act that has been able to achieve what Public Enemy did.