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And the winner of Canada Reads 2026 is...

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New York City rapper/producer Afrika Bambaataa was one of the most pivotal figures in the early evolution of hip-hop in the early ‘80s, thanks to an Afrofuturist aesthetic that thrust the music out from the streets of the Bronx onto dancefloors around the world. However, his repu ...  Show more

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