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Chips off the old block. Made Kuti (left) and father Femi
Album review: The son and grandson of the great Fela Kuti join to present a double album of the good stuff, bringing high energy Afrobeat and singing in English with wonderfully strong bursts of universal political and personal affirmation
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Paul Weller’s reflective new album echoes English Rose and Nick Drake
A gentle album from the Modfather, punchy EPs from Aphex Twin and Sleaford Mods, upbeat indie from The Good Sax, and compilations of 60s and 70s girl groups and Sudanese music make up this week’s selection
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Songhoy Blues
This week's highlights include a re-release with extra tracks on the 20th anniversary of Radiohead's OK Computer, plus Songhoy Blues, Algiers, Jeff Tweedy, and a Mississippi John Hurt compilation
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Damned or doomed? A sign of the times. Damn. Kendrick Lamar
No genre stone is unturned with this week's eclectic selection, including Kendrick Lamar, Barry Adamson, Jah Wobble, John Power's Cast, plus -M-, Toumani Diabate, Sidiki Diabaté, and Fatoumata Diawara
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