Summary: <p>Listen to <a href="https://www.newsounds.org/story/london-based-sons-kemet-go-black-future/">London’s Afrofuturist jazz masters Sons of Kemet</a>, <a href="https://www.newsounds.org/story/poet-composer-stutterer-jjjjjerome-ellis-creatively-shapes-time">New York-based poet, composer, and stutterer JJJJJerome Ellis</a>, and the custom baritone guitar of <a href="https://www.newsounds.org/story/south-african-guitarist-and-sound-technician-guy-buttery-plays-possibility/">South African Guy Buttery</a>. AND you must see and hear the prepared guitar of <a href="https://www.newsounds.org/story/paolo-angeli-between-innovation-and-tradition/">Sardinian composer, ethnomusicologist, and instrument builder Paolo Angeli</a>, who filmed a beautiful remote session on the shores of Sardinia. <a href="https://www.newsounds.org/story/angelique-kidjo-building-connections-and-living-her-passion/">Grammy-winning diva Angélique Kidjo</a> brings a super-charged performance to The Greene Space and puts an exclamation point on 2021. - <em>Caryn Havlik</em>Set list: Sons of Kemet – "Hustle"JJJJJerome Ellis – "Bend Back The Bow and Let the Hymn Fly," excerptPaolo Angeli – "Jar'a Suite," excerptGuy Buttery – "Kya Baat"Angelique Kidjo – "Mother Nature"</p> <p>Watch the Best of 2021 performances for the Soundcheck Podcast: </p>
