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‘My band are global guardians, determined to protect the environment’
CHRIS SEARLE speaks to Chinese vocalist Annie Chen on the release of her new album Guardians

 

IT’S not usual for a jazz album to have a portrait of a jellyfish as its sleeve design, but Beijing-born Annie Chen is a musician who constantly surprises and educates.

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