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THANDI NTULI WITH CARLOS NIÑO

Rainbow Revisited

INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM

8/10

RAINBOW Revisited is the fourth studio album from South African pianist Thandi Ntuli, recorded with the prolific Cali-based percussionist and producer Carlos Niño, best known for collage-like ambient jazz explorations recorded under the name Carlos Niño & Friends (he also produced André 3000’s debut solo album New Blue Sun, also reviewed in this issue and released on the same day as Rainbow…).

The seed for album was planted back in 2017 when Niño caught

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