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Tumi Mogorosi: Group Theory: Black Music
by Chris May
In summer 2022, the portents suggest that South Africa, while not exactly the new London, is shaping up nicely to become another geo-cultural crucible for the reforging of jazz. Prominent among the signs is the formation of Blue Note's imprint Blue Note Africa, which launched in mid June with pianist Nduduzo Makhathini's highly recommended In The Spirit Of Ntu. A surge of classic township-jazz reissues on independent British and North American labels also suggests something is in the air.
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