The best in contemporary spiritual, modal, and soul-jazz! A spotlight on Gondwana Records, founded in 2008 by Manchester, UK trumpeter Matthew Halsall.
https://www.gondwanarecords.com/
https://gondwanarecords.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@gondwanarecords/videos
https://www.hhv-mag.com/feature/gondwana-records-soul-and-character/?lang=en
Reviews of Matthew Halsall's 2020 album "Salute To The Sun"
https://www.jazzrevelations.com/post/matthew-halsall-salute-to-the-sun-interview-review
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/salute-to-the-sun-matthew-halsall-gondwana-records
"Halsall's trademark unflashy playing brings out the best from his band, as he draws upon his spiritual influences of Alice Coltrane and Pharaoh Sanders to present this new music on the ideas of ecology, the environment and harmony with nature."
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| An Ever Changing View Matthew Halsall - An Ever Changing View - Gondwana - 2023 
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| Lower East Side Chip Wickham - Cloud 10 - Gondwana - 2022 |
| Higher Regions Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit - Gondwana, Jazzman - 2010, 2016 |
| Mama Phi-Psonics - The Cradle - nightnote records, Gondwana - 2020, 2022 |
| The Creator Has A Master Plan The Gondwana Orchestra Featuring Dwight Trible (orig. Pharoah Sanders) - Colors - Gondwana - 2018 |
| Harmony with Nature Matthew Halsall - Salute To The Sun - Gondwana - 2020 |
| Horizons Jasmine Myra - Horizons - Gondwana - 2022 |
| Rejoicing Ancient Infinity Orchestra - River of Light - Gondwana - 2023
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| Labyrinths Mammal Hands - Gift From The Trees - Gondwana - 2023 |
| Paradise Cinema Paradise Cinema - Paradise Cinema - Gondwana - 2020 |
| What The World Needs Now Is Love Dwight Trible With Matthew Halsall (orig. Jackie DeShannon, composed by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David) - Inspirations - Gondwana - 2017 |
| Swallow Me Allysha Joy - Acadie : Raw - Gondwana - 2018 |
| Nica's Dance Nat Birchall - Akhenaten - Gondwana, Jazzman - 2009, 2016 |
| Only A Woman Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra feat. Josephine Oniyama - Into Forever - Gondwana - 2015 |
| Struggle Hania Rani - Ghosts - Gondwana - 2023 |
| Patterns Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - When The World Was One - Gondwana - 2014 |
| Love & Life Chip Wickham - Love & Life - Gondwana - 2023 |
| Mary Emma Louise Matthew Halsall - Fletcher Moss Park - Gondwana - 2012 (rec. 2010) |
| We Walk in the Gardens of Our Ancestors Phi-Psonics - Octava - Gondwana - 2023 |
| Stories From India Matthew Halsall - Oneness - Gondwana - 2019 [rec. 2008] |
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9:03 PM, November 29th, 2023