canceled !
Shabaka Hutchings: tenor saxophone
Mthunzi Mvubu: alto saxophone
Mandla Mlangeni: trumpet
Siyabonga Mthembu: vocals
Nduduzo Makhathini: fender rhodes, piano
Ariel Zamonsky: bass
Tumi Mogorosi: drums
Gontse Makhene: percussion
It is with heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of our January 2021 tour. We have looked at the current COVID situation worldwide and feel this is the responsible thing to do. We’re devastated not play for you but look forward to seeing you again at some point in the future. Look after each other. Shabaka & the Ancestors.
Wisdom of the Elders was recorded in Johannesburg in 2015 on one of many trips Shabaka Hutchings took there to immerse himself in the country’s rich musical heritage. The album is a psalm in nine parts. An episodic unfurling of a sonic journey across the Atlantic.
“The grand scheme of this album is to present the musical language that I normally associate with my UK bands in the context of SA musicians and musical sensibilities,” explains Shabaka Hutchings.
8 men in a studio in Johannesburg; one tenor sax, one alto sax, one trumpet. One on vocals, one on ivory, one bass, one on percussion and one the drums. 800 million voices. 700 years. Millions of bones cracking under the weight of 22 false free years. Innumerable tiny sparks. One uncontrollable blaze.
https://shabakaandtheancestors.bandcamp.com/