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Album Review: SUMAC & Moor Mother – The Film Nathan Skinner·April 25, 2025Halfway through Robert Mugge’s 1980 documentary Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise, the avant-garde musician describes a place that...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
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Moor Mother addresses both reckoning and relief on “Guilty” Jasper WIllems·January 18, 2024Back in 2019, Moor Mother performed at the Korzo Theater in The Hague as part of a unique...News & Track Reviews