MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long
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Global routes with Tony Burke: September 24, 2023
Side by side, Brazil’s future and Mali’s past
PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature
Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
Reviews of new releases by Jens Lekman, Big Thief, and Christian McBride Big Band
TOM PIERSCIONEK recommends a remarkable series of interviews with those few and brave Israeli citizens who refuse to do military service
SAO PAULO-based Afro-Brazilian 10-piece horn-led band Bixiga 70 return to the studio with a new set on Glitterbeat Records called Vapor — their first studio outing since 2018.
Since then Brazil has changed culturally and politically.
The pandemic hit Brazil hard. Baritone sax man Cuca Ferreira told the Morning Star: “Being a large band we’ve always depended on our live performances to exist. So when the pandemic came we were severely hurt, and we were not sure if we would be able to keep the band active. Everyone had to invent something new to do and make some money, it was really tough. We only started creating something new when things got better and we were able to meet again.”
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