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Caravela: blending Afro-Brazilian rhythms and jazz on new single
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Caravela: blending Afro‑Brazilian rhythms and jazz on new single

The London-based Afro-Brazilian group presents ”A Macieira,” a single from their upcoming debut album. After their eponymous debut EP in 2017, Caravela have returned to the lab to cook up their special blend of Afro-Brazilian […]

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 […]

New reissue reveals the true talent of South-African pianist Ibrahim Khalil Shihab
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New reissue reveals the true talent of South‑African pianist Ibrahim Khalil Shihab

With this re-issue of Spring, the British label corrects the historical error of having published these Ibrahim Khalil Shihab tracks as an “add-on” to the tracklist of Winston Mankunku’s Yakhal’ Inkomo in 1996. The history […]

Jazz-funk legend Doug Carn features on Jazz is Dead 005
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Jazz‑funk legend Doug Carn features on Jazz is Dead 005

Black Jazz Records’ biggest hit of the 70’s … jazz-funk organist Doug Carn joins Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. This new collaboration with the founders of the Jazz is Dead label – Californian producer […]

Jahari Massamba Unit: Madlib and Karriem Riggins join forces
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Jahari Massamba Unit: Madlib and Karriem Riggins join forces

Their first jazz-inflected track “Les Jardins Esméraldins (Pour Caillard)” is a cut from their forthcoming joint album: Pardon My French. This American duo has nothing to prove. Madlib and Karriem Riggins have finally unveiled their […]

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Nubiyan Twist revisits History in “Tittle Tattle” music video
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Nubiyan Twist revisits History in "Tittle Tattle" music video

The new vengeful and farcical video “Tittle Tattle” provides a baroque sample of their third album Freedom Fables scheduled for next February. The young English collective from Leeds is shaking up the codes of contemporary […]

Compilation New Horizons brings together the rising stars of South African jazz
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Compilation New Horizons brings together the rising stars of South African jazz

From Johannesburg, DJ Okapi and Shane Cooper put the country’s young jazz talents in the spotlight through 12 finely selected tracks.

Zara McFarlane regains consciousness in Jamaica
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Zara McFarlane regains consciousness in Jamaica

The London-born singer’s new album, Songs of an Unknown Tongue, is the outcome of a journey back into her ancestral homeland of Jamaica, where she regained her roots, confirming her dazzling career on her fourth […]