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May 26, 2022 · Shabaka Hutchings—bandleader of several acclaimed groups including Sons of Kemet —believes in the galvanizing capacity of African instruments that served to unnerve white inhabitants in the...
In May 2022, Hutchings released his debut solo EP, Afrikan Culture, under the mononym Shabaka. [16] On New Year's Day in 2023, Hutchings issued a statement on his Instagram page, that he would take a hiatus from playing the saxophone from the end of 2023. [17]
Jun 29, 2022 · Afrikan Culture, his new eight-song EP, sounds unlike anything else he’s released. On the opening track, “Black meditation,” Hutchings plays a haunting melody on bass clarinet that floats atop “a sea of flutes,” as he calls it — nine overlaid tracks of him playing shakuhachi.
Apr 11, 2024 · The answer is yes, absolutely, and that’s primarily because on Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace —the artist’s first full-length statement in this vein, following a 2022 EP, Afrikan...
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After several captivating releases with Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka and the Ancestors, saxophonist and London jazz pacesetter Shabaka Hutchings ventures something markedly more introspective on his solo debut, Afrikan Culture.
Apr 9, 2024 · In November 2022, he released a 28-minute, eight-track EP, Afrikan Culture, billed simply to Shabaka. It featured him on flute, shakuhachi, clarinet, and bass clarinet, with guest appearances...
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Apr 10, 2024 · For more than a decade, Shabaka Hutchings’ fiery modalism and rhythmic stutters on tenor sax has made him a commanding presence in British jazz.