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  "description": "Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force appears 3 times in our Electro, Laurent Garnier — A Life in Twenty-One Records, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
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