As the most prominent Basque-language singer in rock, Muguruza's long career has seen him go from Clash-inspired punk in the 80s to Public Enemy-inspired rap and hardcore in the 90s to his current love of roots reggae. His new album, "Euskal Herria Jamaika Clash," contains less of a dub element than his last album. It's difficult to gauge Muguruza's political commitment from the non-English lyrics, but he's been known to piss off the authorities in Spain and has even had albums pulled from shelves for the provocative quality of his sentiments, which are as likely to address the Palestinian question as they are the ETA. The album contains more guests than a P. Diddy joint, including Toots Hibbert, U-Roy, the I-Threes, Luciano, and Masta Blasta. The mood is more stoned Sunday afternoon party than fired-up Saturday night political rally, and Muguruza's voice has lost some of its punk edge. Which isn't to say he's lost his fighting edge. Like his hero, Joe Strummer, he seems to have entered his mellower Mescalero phase.
GREEN STAGE, 7/29, 12:25 pm

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