Shabaka and the Ancestors – Wisdom of Elders
Album
Recorded in Johannesburg over a single weekend, this collaboration between British saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings and a brilliant cohort of young South African players feels ancient and urgently modern. Featuring Mthunzi Mvubu on alto saxophone, Siyabonga Mthembu on vocals, and Nduduzo Makhathini on Rhodes, the octet constructs towering, trance-inducing grooves that honour ancestral wisdom while charting bold new sonic terrain.