New Sounds

New releases for May 2021: TEYR (uilleann pipes, accordion and guitar) with Abel Selaocoe - Artist Page [pictured], kantele by Norwegian Sinikka Langeland, Ivorienne singer/composer Dobet Gnahoré, guitarists Shane Parish and Bobby Lee - Music, Daniel Herskedal on tuba ( Edition Records ), Senegalese singer #OumarNdiaye with producer #SmokeyHormel: https://www.newsounds.org/story/4502-may-2021-new-releases

Nashville-based Montreal-born Scottish-Grenadian-Canadian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, poet, mother, and runner Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago, Our Native Daughters, Po'Girl) presents her autobiographical record, 'Outside Child,' which sees her breaking the cycles of abuse and violence and celebrating having found her chosen community and chosen family. She plays live, from Nashville, for the #SoundcheckPodcast: https://www.newsounds.org//strength-resilience-and-joy-son

Japanese-born, NYC-based pianist and composer Erika Dohi, (also of the duo RighteousGIRLS) explores duality in works that float between composed and improvised music. Together with sax player Immanuel Wilkins, Erika Dohi plays partially prepared piano on works from her record, I, Castorpollux. Get the podcast: http://bit.ly/erikadohi_pod

Latest show is focused on London jazz, including brand-new music by Sons Of Kemet and recent work by its members Theon Cross and Shabaka Hutchings; music by producer/drummer Moses Boyd with Nubya Garcia, trumpeter Yazz Ahmed with #Shabaka, the Afrobeat collective KOKOROKO, and Spiritual-Afro-Jjazz by Maisha - UK. Plus, Ezra Collective: https://www.newsounds.org/story/4497-londons-new-jazz-scene