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AFRICAN JAZZ

Spirited sounds from opposite ends of the continent

THE HESHOO BESHOO GROUP

Armitage Road (reissue, 1970) WE ARE BUSY BODIES

8/10

SHARHABIL AHMED

The King Of Sudanese Jazz HABIBI FUNK

7/10

JAZZ can mean any number of things depending on where you land in Africa. There’s no one narrative to follow,

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