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| | Barbes in Brooklyn |
 | | Just off the F train, a block from the Seventh Avenue stop in Park Slope, the vest-pocket club Barbés plays roots music from around the world with an American twist; the performers tinker with tradition, making it distinctly their own. |
 | | On their Barbés album Bigger, the nine-member group mostly limns the big, fast sound of Balkan brass bands, but plays either original compositions or their own arrangements of traditional tunes. |
 | | Conan, who plays the guitar-like cuatro with Las Rubias, knows firsthand the rough life of a musician, so his club and label is there to give a home to dedicated players and, he says, "[to] at least treat them well," by giving them a platform to reach open-minded audiences. |
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