Rejoice (Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela album)

Rejoice
Studio album by
Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela
Released20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Recorded2010, 2019
StudioLivingston Recording Studios, London
GenreJazz, Afrobeat[1]
Length38:13
LabelWorld Circuit
ProducerNick Gold, Tony Allen, Hugh Masekela
Tony Allen chronology
Merrie Land
(2018) 		Rejoice
(2020)
Hugh Masekela chronology
No Borders
(2016) 		Rejoice
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
All About Jazz[4]
Evening Standard[5]
Jazz Journal[6]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[7]
Mojo[8]
Pitchfork8/10[1]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Q[10]
Uncut[11]

Rejoice is a collaborative jazz/afrobeat album by Nigerian drummer Tony Allen and South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[1][12] World Circuit released the album on 20 March 2020 (2020-03-20).

  1. ^ a b c Ismael Ruiz, Michael (24 March 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. ^ May, Chris (12 June 2020). "Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela: Rejoice album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ Broughton, Simon (20 March 2020). "Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela conjure fresh spontaneity on Rejoice". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ Lindsay, Bruce (25 June 2020). "Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela: Rejoice". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. ^ Oinonen, Janne (16 March 2020). "Rejoice in the long overdue collaboration from two African music legends". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Rejoice". Mojo. 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ De Stefano, George (27 April 2020). "'Rejoice' with Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Rejoice". Q. 2020.
  11. ^ Williamson, Nigel (23 April 2020). "Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela – Rejoice". Uncut. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  12. ^ Rugoff, Lazlo (23 January 2020). "Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela release collaborative album, Rejoice". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 24 May 2020.