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Ola Onabule's 'POINT LESS' makes Jazz In Europe 'most popular new releases of the year'

With 2019 quickly coming to a close Nigel and I thought it appropriate to take a look back at some of the great release's we've featured in our new release program over the year and pick our top releases for the year. That decided, the next question was how do we choose, all of the albums that we have featured over the year have been great albums and given free rein this list would end up very long list indeed. For the sake of transparency, we decided to look at the albums that generated the greatest attention from you, our followers. We looked at the number of plays generated on our playlists, the highest reader engagement across all of our Social Media accounts and the number of views on the website. Note, the albums are not presented in any particular order of merit. So here we go:

Socially conscious singer/songwriter Ola Onabulé has built an enviable career as an international touring performer and has now turned his attention to the North American market with a newly recorded collection of original songs. Onabulé's meticulous attention to detail in his arrangements and production, as well as the support from Sennheiser/Neumann, have contributed to the manifestation of an impressive recording.

Point Less, is a follow up to Onabulé's last album, It's The Peace That Deafens, with the new album boldly expressing his views on social injustice, reminiscent of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. It is an activist's call – at once a celebration of life and a cautionary take on the social forces that threaten it. Violence, immigration, xenophobia, betrayal, and dignity are themes considered on Point Less, rendered with a powerful and knowing generosity of spirit. Onabulé is rueful yet optimistic.

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