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Oakland musician Fantastic Negrito and his band pose before performing the score during the screening of “Lost Landscapes: Oakland” at Fort Mason Flix during the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival. Photo: Pamela Gentile / SFFilm
This week’s Chronicle’s guide covers new music by notable Bay Area artists.
Zion I and Fantastic Negrito, “Try & Try” (Mind Over Matter)
Two pillars of the Oakland music scene have teamed up for this latest release amid the pandemic. As he has done for decades, Zion I’s Baba Zumbi opens with a dizzying, socially conscious flow, spitting, “Not concerned with celebrity/ I’d rather have liberty and justice in the city/ it’s a pity, they don’t trust us.” Three-time Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito adds a funky blues hook that highlights their take on community when we need it most.