With anguished "scream sing," lyrical sax pyrotechnics, and a 16-piece ensemble engaged in a blustery dissonance, composer Matana Roberts has made one of the most arresting LPs of the yearlocal or otherwise. Her Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres (out now via Constellation) ... More >>
A worldwide phenomenon and a transworld music, but usually not both at the same time
The Avant-Gardes Tireless Trumpeter Goes Out Swinging
