Previously unreleased, elemental drafts of some his greatest songs (plus a couple which never saw the light of day). Startlingly intimate and beautiful. Hotly recommended.

The fine multi-instrumentalist on clarinets, saxophones and flute, with klezmer specialist Hankus Netsky, in limber interminglings of jazz with Jewish musical traditions. The bass clarinet with accordion is lovely.

Ravishing, melodic and lyrical, but also poised and alert piano-playing.

Sublimely convulsive Shangaan electro-gospel by a pastor from Giyani, Limpopo, recorded in 2008, brimming with aching, plaintive, mournful spirituality. However fractured, multi-faceted and fresh the music comes across — that signature whistle and sampled marimba, a little wonky high-life, rough, skittering drum patterns, no bass — the surging vocal lines and harmonies are unmistakably rooted in traditional South African music.

Singing and playing carillon, in 2017.
One of the songs is dedicated to Mika Vainio.

Knockout eco-roots. Shaka liked it so much he put it out himself.

Harry Smith’s monument.