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Album Review: Kokoroko – Tuff Times Never Last

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Jazz’s historicized reputation has long haunted its reception from newcomers, both stylistically and critically. In recent years, however, fusion-driven musicians propelling dedicated scenes have collectively breathed some fresh life into a genre that, for some non-fans, may appear dusty.  One of the better-known examples is the New London Jazz scene. After foundations were laid in the late 2010s by labels such as Brownswood (the carrier of Tuff…
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Three years after a first album hailed by the critics, the London collective Kokoroko returns with Tuff Times Never Last, a sound proposal that continues to make the connection between jazz, Afrobeat, soul and funk so well. Three years after a first album hailed by the critics, the London collective Kokoroko returns with Tuff Times Never Last, a sound proposal that continues to make the connection between jazz, Afrobeat, soul and funk so well.

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