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Kamasi Washington Connects 'Hub-Tones' To Pan-African Ideology

Kamasi Washington's mesmerizing take on the tune by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard gets an equally transcendental visual treatment.
A still from Kamasi Washington's "Hub-Tones" video.

Saxophonist 's latest album, , is a whirlpool of the celestial and terrestrial. So, it's only fair the accompanying images be equally as surreal. Directed by Jenn Nkiru, who recently collaborated on Beyoncé and Jay-Z's iconic , "Hub-Tones" is

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