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With sleeve notes declaring "Your Queen is not our Queen / She does not see us as human" - British jazz outfit Sons of Kemet were out to make a statement with their third record, and in doing so they crafted one of the most powerful pieces of jazz in the 21st century. Released in 2018 on Impulse!, Your Queen Is A Reptile rejects the racism and xenophobia of England’s monarchy by honouring black women who’ve made their mark on history.

 Much like how the opening track "My Queen Is Ada Eastman" salutes bandleader Shabaka Hutchings' Barbadian great grandmother, others memorialise figures such as Harriet Tubman, Nanny of the Maroons, and Yaa Asantewaa, among others. Led by Hutchings’ fiery saxophone, this album is a celebration of Black revolutionaries that blends Afrobeat, calypso, grime and reggae into an avant-garde jazz carnival. - The Analog Vault

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