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Apr 2022
23m 47s

Sadia Azmat & Black Girl Blues

BBC Sounds
About this episode

Fetish Bones by Moor Mother delivers a powerful message via a sonically abrasive backdrop.

Labelled by the artist herself as Black Girl Blues, Project Housing Bop or Slaveship Punk, it's an album that demands the listener's full attention.

However, was it enough to hold Sadia Asmat's attention?

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