Luaka Bop gives musicians a platform/wider audience, and in the case of someone like Brazilian musician Tom Ze, he toured on the basis of that wider exposure. H

Luaka Bop gives musicians a platform/wider audience, and in the case of someone like Brazilian musician Tom Ze, he toured on the basis of that wider exposure. He didn't need to take that money. One thing that's admirable about David Byrne is how frank he is about racism. In 1997 he said "I am slowly overcoming the racism that was instilled in me by society." Maybe he even tries too hard to redress these things in his work.