{"title":"TaxiCab Verses","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"taxicab-verses-is-what-you-make-it-color-vinyl","title":"TaxiCab Verses - Is What You Make It [Color Vinyl]","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12\", 1-LP Opaque Denim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoto Collage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eTaxiCab Verses is a project that was created by Athens musician, \u003cspan class=\"sqsrte-text-color--accent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. It’s a genre-defying, world warping, \u003cspan class=\"sqsrte-text-color--accent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003einternational collaboration\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebetween TaxiCab Verses (Athens, GA) and Kofi Atentenben and the Warriors (Accra, Ghana).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e“Some years ago, Jim told me about a trip to Ghana he was planning where he hoped to get deeply acquainted with the vast, local music scene there. 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