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- Summary: The third full-length release for the London-based collective features guest appearances from Cherise, Soweto Kinch, K.O.G., Ego Ella May, Ria Moran, Nick Richards, and Pat Thomas.
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- Record Label: Strut
- Genre(s): Jazz, R&B, Reggae, Dub, Neo-Soul, International, African Traditions, Central African, Afro-beat, Jazz-Funk, Highlife, Soukous
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Mar 12, 2021Nubiyan Twist and their cast of collaborators are so adept at what they do. Bouncing off each other, and melding genres while still always feeling like a Nubiyan Twist record. Creating an album that’s satisfying in it’s playful and oh so funky breadth, if not it’s depth.
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Mar 17, 2021As a whole, Freedom Fables is a beautifully integrated, physical approach to song and narrative; it's a musical adventure as substantive structurally as it is enjoyable viscerally.
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Mar 12, 2021Nubiyan Twist’s latest project offers this joyful escape. ‘Freedom Fables’ is a blissful mix of latin, soul, jazz and highlife – a fusion of musical styles that provides a timely reminder for us all to unify.
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UncutMar 12, 2021It's an elegant yet earthy hybrid of jazz, UK soul and highlife. [Mar 2021, p.35]
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MojoMar 12, 2021While showcasing a further surfeit of talents - Zongo Brigade's K.O.G., Ghanaian singer Pat Thomas, a rap-happy Soweto Kinch - could make Freedom Fables feel like a compilation, a wide streak of jazz connects the dots. [Mar 2021, p.90]
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Mar 20, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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