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2021 albums round-up with Tony Burke
Notable rereleases of Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, The Trojan Story, Pretty Things, Bob Dylan and The Band
SIMON PARSONS is gripped by a psychological thriller that questions the the power of the state over vulnerable individuals
KEN COCKBURN assesses the art of Ian Hamilton Finlay for the experience of warfare it incited and represents
The bard gives us advance notice of his upcoming medieval K-pop releases
GORDON PARSONS steps warily through the pessimistic world view of an influential US conservative
HENRY BELL takes issue with the assertion that basic income is a remedy for poverty when it doesn’t address the inbuilt inequality of capitalism
RON JACOBS welcomes an investigation of the murders of US leftist activists that tells the story of a solidarity movement in Chile
JUST when we all thought live music was back, along comes omicron to put the kibosh on things. Thankfully 2021 was a great year for new releases and especially for reissues on both CD and vinyl.
It is nigh on impossible to boil them down to just five releases — but here goes, and in no particular order.
Best global music/jazz reissue has to be Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela’s two-CD reissue of their magnificent Rejoice set on World Circuit. The original release kept me going thoughout the 2020 lockdown.
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