by Sally Lewis
Global Routes with Tony Burke: March 3, 2025
New releases by Samba Touré, Santrofi, and Piers Faccini & Ballake Sissoko
New releases from Max Richter, Julius Asal, and Jean-Michel Jarre
RON JACOBS applauds a reading of black history in the US that plots the path from autonomy to self-governance and then liberation
TOM KING relishes an enlightening history of the checkered progress of the war that humanity has waged on bacteria
ANDY HEDGECOCK is intrigued by a scholarly account of how systemic disinformation can exacerbate the perception of threat and foster hatred
New releases from Cuban pianist Aruan Ortiz, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, and London pianist Geoff Castle
Samba Touré
Baarakelaw
(Glitterbeat)
★★★★★
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