with a highly original journey into darkness and night’ – Stephen Moss

we build monuments to our gods

or a guide to Guerilla Magic

After the books of the same collection dedicated to the circle and the square

Maria Luiza Zamora (Asociația 37)

Wire Magazine 502 - December 2025 - Mulatu Astatke F Grodin with a highly original journeyInside this issue: On the cover: Mulatu Astatke: Deep into his latest tour, the pioneering 81 year old Ethio jazz vibraphonist is finding new ways to be himself. By Francis Gooding Griot Galaxy: Faruq Z Beys enigmatic cosmic messengers fused Detroits underground jazz modes with Afrofuturist sci fi themes. By Mike Rubin Alpha Maid: UK based guitarist vocalist producer Leisha Thomas creates her own unique language of time loops, dub swirls and grungy