Motema Music ღ

Harlem-based label promoting artists of power and distinction since 2003. Jazz, R&B + soul, world music & more.

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🎉 Get ready to celebrate Jazzmaster Randy Weston’s Centennial starting April 2nd! 🎶 Check out all the concerts and exhibitions here: https://t.co/AytbmH9cak April 6, 2026, marks the 100th birthday of the visionary pianist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master!

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Come celebrate Guy’s extraordinary artistry through an evening of music and remembrance.

📍 Event details: https://t.co/rfmOkMzrqN
❄️ Stream it live here and check out his final release: https://t.co/A5D9g39AMH

Let’s come together to honor a true original. 💫

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🎶 Bandcamp Friday is LIVE 🎶
Today only, 100% of purchases go straight to artists & labels.

Support independent music the way it was meant to be supported
👉 https://t.co/vw1K7XkFlI

#BandcampFriday #SupportArtists

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🎶 New music from Django Festival Allstars 🎶
Our third double single from Evolution is out now — heartfelt tributes to Dorado Schmitt and Toots Thielemans.

Listen & share:
https://t.co/L2bSZgkxEa

#DjangoJazz #GypsyJazz #Evolution

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The Django Festival Allstars were recently featured on the news with Veronica Swift.
Watch the segment here: https://t.co/4PIQXIdWr3
Stream the first two singles from their upcoming album Evolution here: https://t.co/L2bSZgkxEa

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🌹 Remembering Sheila Jordan 🌹
Today we honor Sheila Jordan on what would have been her 97th birthday.
Please join us in celebrating her life with this beautiful recording of Horace Silver’s timeless classic “Peace”: https://t.co/1Xi7zMW0u2 Full album: https://t.co/AAkAlbSbej

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🎶 Celebrating 25 Years of Django Legacy! 🎶

Join us TONIGHT — Thursday, Nov 13 at Sony Hall (NYC) for a spectacular night of Gypsy Jazz with the Django Festival Allstars 🎟️ Get your tickets now: https://t.co/UiIvypj7aw
#VeronicaSwift #SonyHall #LiveJazz #DjangoReinhardt

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NEW VIDEO OUT NOW — “Ansoumana (Live at Art House Astoria)”
Volker Goetze, Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko, and Mino Cinélu share a stunning live performance of gratitude and resilience

🎬 Watch now: https://t.co/LyvNobdBVt
Tour dates and tickets here 👉 https://t.co/leCMNQXtjO

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🎶 GRAMMY® VOTERS — YOUR CONSIDERATION MEANS THE WORLD 🌍
Two culturally profound Motéma releases are up for Round 1:
• Little Big Top — Guy Klucevsek & Volker Goetze
• Sargal — Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko & Volker Goetze (ft. Mino Cinélu)
🎧 Discover more: https://t.co/gdauee3Dh1

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Dear NARAS members please consider the exquisite SARGAL by Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko and Volker Goetze, (feat. Mino Cinélu) for Best Global Music Album and Best African Music Performance in your Round #1 voting for the 68TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS.

#GRAMMYFYC #kora #AfricanMusic

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Round #1 voting in the 68TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS has begun! NARAS members please consider the remarkable final opus of the late great accordion visionary Guy Klucevsek, as a worthy candidate in the following categories.

#FYC #GRAMMYs #AlternativeJazz #accordion

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✨ OUT NOW 🔗 https://t.co/ntx9xOTmey 🎶
Under the Same Stars — the exquisite new duo album from pianist Shuteen Erdenebaatar & contra-alto clarinetist/bassist Nils Kugelmann — is here!

Romantic, daring, cinematic.
CD + Digital Out Now!. Vinyl Oct 17.

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🎉 Happy Birthday, Awa Sangho! 🎂✨

To a true jewel of Afropolitan music—whos voice carries the heritage, hope, and heartfelt stories of Mali and beyond. Revisit her captivating music video Ala Ta (“The Truth Belongs to God”)
🔗https://t.co/Xm9cPu2FLJ

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OUT NOW: “What Will Remain" — new single from UNDER THE SAME STARS by Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann, featuring special guest Dalaijargal Daansuren on the morin khuur.

STREAM: https://t.co/7xXhcnjIro
📀 Album out Sept 12 on @motemamusic
#Piano #MongolianMusic #NewRelease

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✨ OUT NOW: “Tiny Wonders” — new single from UNDER THE SAME STARS by Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann 🎹🎻

Uplifting, joyful & virtuosic ✨
🎥 Watch video + Stream here: https://t.co/kzCnWDzFnl
📀 Album out Sept 12 on @motemamusic

#Jazz #NewMusic #PianoJazz #JazzRelease

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✨ "Mirror Under Water" is out now!
The first single from pianist Shuteen Erdenebaatar & contra-alto clarinetist Nils Kugelmann. UNDER THE SAME STARS drops Sept 12 on Motéma. Watch the full video -> https://t.co/sKIE9eGJrO

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New! Shuteen Erdenebaatar’s jazz-meets-classical opus MIRROR UNDER WATER is the mysterious debut single from UNDER THE SAME STARS, her exquisite duo album with NILS KUGELMANN on contra-alto clarinet, coming 9.12.25. Stream now & pre-order the new album! https://t.co/7xXhcnjIro

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✨SARGAL is Out Now! #NewMusic by trumpeter/producer Volker Goetze & Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko Mino Cinelu (Miles Davis/Weather Report) joins on the title track of this extraordinary music adventure👉https://t.co/k0dfgc5e4R #KoraMusic #JazzAndAfrica #WorldFusion #MotemaMusic

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✨ SARGAL begins here! ✨ 1st Single: "Rokaya" is out now! Featuring Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko, Volker Goetze & special guest Mino Cinelu (Miles Davis, Weather Report). Stream now & pre-order SARGAL, out June 6th 🎧👉 https://t.co/cCLkeyXfwc

#MusicDiscovery #ChillVibe

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🎺 BIG NEWS for Little Big Top! 🎹

All About Jazz has awarded 4.5 stars to Guy Klucevsek & Volker Goetze’s latest release and named it Album of the Week!

🔊 Stream: https://t.co/PMkcP3rWX5
📖 Read the review: https://t.co/4GKkmRhzgC

#AllAboutJazz #AlbumOfTheWeek #MotemaMusic