Shabaka and the Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 63:45 minutes | 1.20 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front Cover
Shabaka & The Ancestors was formed in 2016; Shabaka Hutchings had been flying to Johannesburg to play with trumpeter/bandleader Mandla Mlangeni, who connected him to a group of South African jazz musicians that Hutchings admired. After several sessions, their first album Wisdom Of Elders was made. This follow-up record reunites the group, who recorded again in Johannesburg and Cape Town last year. This album is more urgent, more unrelenting, darker and energetic and presents a major social commentary in the context of ancient traditions. Shabaka explains this is "what happens after that point when life as we know it can't continue."