PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

Radio Play:

Soweto Kinch, ‘Round Midnight, BBC Radio 3 - “Something to feed the soul”

Jamie Cullum - The Jazz Show BBC Radio 2 - “Joyous and uplifting”

Chris Phillips - JazzFM - “A joyful celebration of the culture and the music”

Jez Nelson - JazzFM - “A really ambitious project…well executed”

Brenda Sisane, The Jazz Standard, Kaya 959 FM (Johannesburg) - “A stunning album, open-minded and inquisitive”

Also featured on:

Jazz and Beyond with Nothemba Madumo, Talk Radio 702 Cape Town

Seventh Heaven with Martha Kloučková, český rozhlas vltava (Czech Public Radio)

Radio Elettrica/Prince Faster (Italy)

It’s a Jazz Thing with Marc Green, Surrey Hills Community Radio

Online:

“Impressive original compositions…saluting the greats of South African jazz, the band create a rousing, unified sound” - Kevin Le Gendre
Jazzwise live review of UK launch gig

“Fresh and inspiring…a newly woven tapestry that reveals new, delightful details on each listening… worth the wait? Oh Yes.” - Jon Turney 
UK Jazz News

“A remarkable, uplifting evening… we danced out of the door with lighter hearts” - Mike Collins
UK Jazz News

The Musician’s Playlist w/Raph Clarkson
Jazz Views

Jazzwise Editors Choice: May 2024: Best new jazz albums

“What is so thrilling about the music presented by Equal Spirits is the way it touches on all our emotions from the from sadness to joy, thought provoking texts that both stimulate and fuel the mind and lift the spirit.” - Nick Lea
Jazz Views

In print:

“Stellar contributions from vocalists Yonela Mnana, Nosihe Zulu and NoZaka… Equal Spirits have produced a wonderful celebration of the interconnected musical heritage of Europe, America and South Africa” - Tom Spargo
Songlines Magazine

“The legacy of the great South African generations that have included Hugh Masekela, Abdullah Ibrahim and Bheki Mseleku, as well as their European champions like Keith Tippett and Django Bates have rarely been celebrated as empathically and ecstatically as this.” - John Fordham
★★★★ Jazzwise