    sandinista! is the fourth studio album by the english recording group the clash. it was released on 12 december 1980 as a triple album containing 36 tracks, with 6 songs on each side. anticipating the "world music" trend of the 1980s, it features funk, reggae, jazz, gospel, rockabilly, folk, dub, rhythm and blues, calypso, and rap.related news articles: *{{cite journal | date = 11 december 2003 | title = the rs 500 greatest albums of all time 
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