Name: Ibeji
Brand: Xhosa Cole

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SLR1978LP

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Black

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Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-24

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5052442022718

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Black LP

Artist

Xhosa Cole

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Jazz

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Stoney Lane Records

Stoney Lane is an inventive independent record label, growing out of a whole host of musical projects, collaborations, inventions, experiments, friendships, adventures and weird & wonderful ideas. Based in Birmingham, UK, they focus on distinctive and exciting new music crossing the worlds of jazz, contemporary classical, improvisation, and compelling world/roots influenced music.
Stoney Lane release and help to develop young UK musicians alongside internationally touring and established artists. They produce an ongoing programme of Stoney Lane artists at London’s King’s Place and also run the official Cheltenham Jazz Festival record store and emporium supporting independent musicians and labels.
Discover *Stoney Lane* for a diverse range of innovative sounds that push boundaries. From emerging talents to renowned performers,*Stoney Lane* brings you a collection of unique music experiences that will captivate your senses.

Xhosa Cole, the acclaimed 26 year-old award-winning saxophonist, is to release his second album on Stoney Lane Records this November ? Ibeji, a collaborative project of duos featuring seven eminent percussionists of African descent. "Genuinely thrilling flights of invention ? a level of unaffected sincerity that's rare in UK contemporary jazz ? one of the most exciting releases of the year." ? Jazzwise. Following his celebrated debut K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us in 2021, Cole's new project features a series of disparate saxophone and percussion duets, set alongside exerts of conversations and interviews between Cole and his seven collaborators woven into the narrative of the album. Ibeji takes its name from the Yoruba orisha (West African spirits) for 'twins', exploring the themes of duality, double consciousness, codes, clave, masks, brotherhood, ancestors, rituals, racism, identity, and the diverse expressions of African traditions and music throughout the diaspora. Recorded in his home city of Birmingham, the album brings Xhosa together with percussionists Adriano Adewale, Lekan Babalola, Jason Brown, Corey Mwamba, Mark Sanders, Ian Parmel, and his brother, Azizi Cole, with artwork by legendary photographer Vanley Burke. "It is the highly gifted 24-year-old saxophonist Xhosa Cole who is currently making most waves ? Cole has the rich expressive range and technical skills that characterise significant soloists." ? The Guardian

Ibeji

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