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the unexpected success of What's Going On

any idea put forward

rather than the instrumental that was on the original release

It was important to me to go deeper and address not just tradition and culture

A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole AJXLP599 leading an ensemble of someAlabaster DePlume often asks a simple question: what do people need? In his work, at his shows, in his collaborations, the Mancunian singer saxophonist and poet philosopher poses this to the people around him. What are people looking for? In recent years, the same reply kept coming up: healing, healing, people need healing. But why, and what does it mean to heal, especially in a world where the very idea is often commodified and sold as a luxury? If