The Kindest One - Vinyl LP Format:Vinyl LP having almost single-handedly turned The

having almost single-handedly turned The Fugees from forgettable also-rans to major-players

'Virtual Stars' has a classic Blaze-esque feel on certain tracks

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but when that show became a victim of pandemic shutdowns the idea for an album project materialised

The Kindest One - Vinyl LP Format:Vinyl LP having almost single-handedly turned The1. Thanksgiving 2. The Portal 3. Longing 4. Pilgrimage 5. The Kindest One 6. Tizita 7. Spring Water 8. Ye Abay Gizo This is Mulatu Astatkes protege and Ethiopian saxophonist and composer Jorga Mesfins debut album. Its a long foray into Ethio jazz that takes this courageous syncretism further by fusing spiritual experimentation with bits from all kinds of situations in Ethiopian music, jazz music, and specifically Ethiopian jazz music that precedes it.