Tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and South African band The Ancestors recorded the contemporary jazz album Wisdom of Elders in one single day without any rehearsals.
The legendary British free jazz musician Hutchings grew up in Barbados.
The Ancestors, led by young trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni, include vocalist Siyabonga Mthembu, pianist Nduduzo Mahathini, alt saxophonist Mthunzi Myubu, bassist Ariel Zamonsky, percussionist Gontse Makhene and drummer Tumi Mogorosi.
This energetic tribute to Barbadian calypso music and Nguni rhythms is available via Brownswood Recordings.
Tracklist:
- Mzawandile
- Joyous
- The Observer
- The Sea
- The Observed
- Natty
- OBS
- Give Thanks
- Nguni
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