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Notable rereleases of Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, The Trojan Story, Pretty Things, Bob Dylan and The Band
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BOB NEWLAND recommends a political thriller from former anti-apartheid activist Peter Hain
JAMES WALSH speaks to Chris Thorpe-Tracey - among many things, a one-time Morning Star columnist — about songs, cities, politics and prophecy
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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A New Awakening: Adventures In British Jazz 1966 - 1971, G3, and Buck Owens
A new release from Joachim Cooder, and re-releases from Miles Davis and Mountain
A new release from Nick Lowe, and reissues of Taj Mahal and Paul Williams
New releases from The Clearwater Swimmers, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Andrew Tuttle and Michael Chapman