18 April 2008, Bucharest, Fabrika, Asian Dub Foundation (sort of), hundreds of teenagers (some older types, wearing Bob Marley-like gear) dancing frantically, getting into the rhythm, while two big screens project images of the Bucharest Parliament, riot police, and messages like ‘ the only good system is a sound system.’

I getflashbacks of places like Expirat et al., with the same kids going nuts to this same music. Wtf? Are the Romanian youth getting into the alter-mondialiste discourse, going all post-modern and fighting racial and social injustice? Is Adrian Nastase the new Ghandi? Is Marean Vanghelie the new Martin Luther King Jr.? Is Cristian Diaconescu the new Kennedy?

Weird, weird, weird. I remember I got the full discography of ADF back in 2004, listened to it, was not really that impressed, but then really enjoyed as part of the soundtrack for Need for Speed Underground. Clearly ADF live is better then ADF recorded - but the beats get old after like 20 minutes, and I find it hard to keep up the pace having had only alcohol hehe.

Anyway, I guess the question here is: why do Romanian youth listen to dub? What kindof niche are we talking about here? Is dub (still) cool? Are we becoming socially aware?