Shabaka Hutchings continues to march to the beat of his own drum, or perhaps the tune of his own flute, on his second solo album, "Of the Earth". Our #SongoftheDay is a dynamic piece, "Dance in Praise".
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Shabaka:
🎵 Ol’ Time African Gods
https://shabakamusic.bandcamp.com/track/ol-time-african-gods

from the album Of The Earth
Europe Jazz Media Chart – April 2026
https://writteninmusic.com/artikel/europe-jazz-media-chart-april-2026/

Ook deze maand publiceren wij weer de Europe Jazz Media Chart, een lijst van de belangrijkste jazzalbums van dit moment volgens toonaangevende Europese journalisten binnen de jazz. Journalisten die voor Europese magazines, zowel print als online, hun artikelen en recensies schrijven. Rincore – Rinalds Maksimovs (self-released) Kaspars Zavileiskis, Jazzin.lv (Latvia): Solo albums by drummers are […]
One day, I will tell you the story of having to chase Sons of Kemet down the Southern California coastline to get Shabaka his beloved mic and pedal back, and how he repaid me with a dinner, drinks, long walks to solana beach, a beautiful sketch of his “guardian angel” (me!) and some amazing ShabakaWeed.
It was a most glorious victory for all involved.
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Anyway, new #Shabaka - aka award winning Sons of Kemet without the Sons - just dropped. Expansive #experimental #jazz. If you liked anything Andre 3000 was attempting with randomly walking down Fairfax blvd randomly playing a flute, I invite you to listen to the originator.
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