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Shabaka Hutchings... The Next Chapter
17th Apr 2024
As the apprentice retires his saxophone in pursuit of a new quest to master esoteric flutes from across the globe, we reflect on the career that brought him to this momentous new stage of his journey.
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Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace
Shabaka (clarinet, shakuhachi, flute, saxophone), Jason Moran (piano), Nasheet Waits (drums), Carlos Niño (percussion), Brandee Younger (harp), Charles Overton (harp), Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (violin, viola, cello), Moses Sumney (vocals), Saul Williams (vocals), Nduduzo Makhathini (piano), Surya Botofasina (synthesizer), E L U C I D (vocals), Esperanza Spalding (bass), Chris Sholar (electronic percussion), Laraaji (vocals), Floating Points (rhodes), André 3000 (flute), Tom Herbert (bass), Dave Okumu (guitar), Marcus Gilmore (drums), Eska (vocals), Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Lianne La Havas (vocals), Anum Iyapo (vocals)
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Shabaka, 'Afrikan Culture'
31st May 2022
The London multireedist of Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming fame releases his first full solo project, a short album of meditative woodwind music.
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Early works from The Comet Is Coming repressed on vinyl
14th Jun 2021
The cosmic jazz trio's first three releases - Prophecy, Channel the Spirits, and Death to the Planet - are made available again on vinyl from The Leaf Label.
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Sons of Kemet - Black to the Future
14th May 2021
The London quartet's follow-up to 2018's stellar Your Queen Is a Reptile is a fearless evolution for the band both musically and thematically; exploring contemporary social struggles with a variety of guest vocal features and expanding their sound with dense arrangements.
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Black to the Future
Sons of Kemet (group), Joshua Idehen (vocals), Eddie Hick (drums), Steve Williamson (tenor saxophone), Tom Skinner (drums), Theon Cross (tuba), Shabaka Hutchings (woodwinds), Moor Mother (vocals), Angel Bat Dawid (vocals), Kojey Radical (vocals), Lianne La Havas (vocals), D Double E (vocals), Cassie Kinoshi (alto saxophone), Nathaniel Cross (trombone), Ife Ogunjobi (trumpet), Kebbi Williams (tenor saxophone)
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Shabaka & The Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History
9th Apr 2020
Josh immerses himself in the prophetic messages of Shabaka and the Ancestors.
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The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
15th Mar 2019
Interstellar Messages (via London) from this brilliant trio.
