Name: Black to the Future
Brand: Sons of Kemet

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

B003337501

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Black

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-05-14

Signed copies

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Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

602435621661

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B003337602

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Artist

Sons of Kemet

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Impulse!

Albums of the Year 2021

Culture Closeup: Celebrating Black Creators

Sons of Kemet is a British jazz band known for their unique and captivating sound. Led by the talented clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Shabaka Hutchings, the group also features Oren Marshall on tuba, as well as Tom Skinner and Seb Rochford on drums.

With their impressive lineup of musicians, Sons of Kemet has gained recognition as a super-group in the jazz scene. Their music showcases a fusion of different styles and influences, creating an innovative and refreshing sound that captivates audiences worldwide.

Through their powerful performances and thought-provoking compositions, Sons of Kemet continues to push boundaries in the world of jazz music. With each album release, they prove themselves to be true pioneers in the genre, earning them a dedicated fan base and critical acclaim.

Sons of Kemet returns in 2021 with their new album Black To The Future, the follow up to 2018’s Mercury Prize nominated breakout release Your Queen Is A Reptile. This release finds the UK-based quartet at their most dynamic – showcasing harmonically elegant arrangements and compositions, coupled with fierce, driving material that will be familiar to initiated fans.

Led by celebrated saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Shabaka Hutchings, Sons of Kemet are a political, U.K.-based modern jazz supergroup comprised of musicians from across the globe. Their sound combines modal and free jazz, African rhythms and modes, and Caribbean dub and Middle Eastern timbres, as evidenced by 2018's internationally renowned Your Queen is a Reptile.

This is their 4th record, and 2nd on Impulse! Compared with Your Queen is a Reptile, this album has featured vocalists and more of an emphasis on fuller compositions and arrangements. Guest artists include Kojey Radical, Moor Mother, Angel Bat Dawid, Joshua Idehen, D Double E.

Black to the Future

Music US

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