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KOKOROKO’s debut album on the horizon
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KOKOROKO’s debut album on the horizon

After three years on the rise, the London-based collective announces its first full-length project with the heartwarming Afrobeat of “We Give Thanks”.  Here’s what KOKOROKO have to say about their new single “We Give Thanks”: […]

From Franck Descollonges’ record collection: Summer Jazz Carnival
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From Franck Descollonges’ record collection: Summer Jazz Carnival

The end of summer is coming, but I’m not going to give you the “beach blues” and so we’re going to end on a high note with some jazz records that represent a bit of an in-house specialty and a big part of my vinyl collection. T

6 albums you should listen to this week
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6 albums you should listen to this week

Aspects STR4TA Long time friends and collaborators, Gilles Peterson and Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick, join forces to breathe new life into an essential era they both helped build, the British funk scene of the 80s. Peterson […]

11 new albums you should listen to this week
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11 new albums you should listen to this week

Everything Tasteful Lala &ce The rapper with an inimitable style unveils her first solo album, a receptacle for her multiple influences, ranging from Lil Wayne to the music of her father’s village. After mesmerizing the […]

Indaba Is: the salad bowl of South African jazz
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Indaba Is: the salad bowl of South African jazz

The English label Brownswood, headed up by DJ and producer Gilles Peterson, presents Indaba Is, a compilation paying respects to current South African jazz, scheduled for release on January 29, 2021. The project was conceived […]

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Theon Cross, moving beyond jazz
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Theon Cross, moving beyond jazz

In London, Theon Cross is a part of a new wave of Jazz musicians that approach the genre with a sense of freedom, experimentation and cross pollination.

Sun Ra Arkestra announce first studio album in 20 years
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Sun Ra Arkestra announce first studio album in 20 years

This October, Sun Ra Arkestra are releasing their first new studio album in over 20 years on Strut Records. Led by 96-year-old saxophonist Marshall Allen – longtime leader of the orchestra – the cosmic jazz prophets have […]

BBE revives legendary Tabansi Records
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BBE revives legendary Tabansi Records

British label BBE has embarked upon a titanic mission to reissue part of the Nigerian label Tabansi’s back catalogue. PAM met with journalist John Armstrong and the label’s boss, Joe Tabansi, to piece together this […]