Agape featuring Nadia Harris

Word is that when local downtempo group Agape opened for Federico Aubele last month at I/O, they garnered more attention than the Argentine headliner. The lilting, cherubic chanting of singer-songwriter Nadia Harris and the chameleonic production style of Erick Paredes on their self-released MessengerEP has endeared Agape to knowing listeners, but apparently the duo sounds even better live, when they're usually joined by various all-star sidemen carrying violins, drums, horns, skanking guitars, and even a video projector. The music ranges from hand drum-infused meditations to classic dub to house, but lyrically, the message remains the same: universal love and songs of praise for a world in turmoil.