Hear the best new releases of the week across all genres, from indie to pop to left-field sounds, with a guest playlist curated by Sheffield's Femur.

We pick three recent instrumental soul-based albums that should be in the know by all fans of modern soul, funk and jazz.

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Among the guests of the 14th Gabala International Music Festival is the renowned Georgian group Tbilisi Big Band, Azernews ...