Yazz Ahmed interview: “I’ve always wanted to write about the rich tradition of Bahrain”

Ammar Kalia
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Ammar Kalia speaks to the British-Bahrani trumpeter/composer Yazz Ahmed to discover how her new album, A Paradise In The Hold, puts her family roots back at the heart of the narrative, and reveals the new riches added to her sound

Yazz Ahmed (photo: Alex Bex)
Yazz Ahmed (photo: Alex Bex)

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