New Horizons Vol. 2
Label | Afrosynth Records – AFS051 |
Format | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
Barcode | 3481575496035 |
Country | South Africa |
Released | 15 Oct 2021 |
Genre | Jazz |
Style | Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Soul-Jazz |
Following a definitive first volume jam-packed with forward-thinking musical talent working in the South African creative improvised music idiom, New Horizons returns with a fresh iteration of young artists who continue in the same tradition and tone.The compilation showcases recent recordings from 14 more leading lights in South Africas contemporary jazz scene: pianists Thembelihle Dunjana, Afrika Mkhize, Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane, Blake Hellaby and Siphephelo Ndlovus The SN Project, saxophonists Sisonke Xonti, Muhammad Dawjee and Linda Sikhakhane, singer Spha Mdlalose, drummers Ayanda Sikade, Leagan Starchild and Tefo Mahola, and trumpeters Ndabo Zulu and Marcus Wyatt accompanied respectively by Umgidi Ensemble and The ZAR Jazz Orchestra.Together they form part of a vibrant, connected community charting new sonic territory that speaks to todays troubled times while building on the countrys unique and proud jazz history.
A1 | – Thembelihle Dunjana | Pressin’ On | |
A2 | – The SN Project | Afrikanization | |
A3 | – Sisonke Xonti | Sisonke Xonti - Sinivile | |
A4 | – Muhammad Dawjee | Otherness | |
B1 | – Tefo Mahola | First Offering | |
B2 | – Ayanda Sikade | Zimkhitha | |
B3 | – Linda Sikhakhane | Inner Freedom | |
C1 | – Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane | Ke Mashiloane | |
C2 | – Marcus Wyatt& The ZAR Jazz Orchestra | Race For Timbuktu | |
C3 | – Spha Mdlalose | Indlela | |
D1 | – Blake Hellaby | Hodge | |
D2 | – Leagan Starchild | Fiend | |
D3 | – Ndabo Zulu& Umgidi Ensemble | Nandi’s Suite (Interlude II) | |
D4 | – Africa Mkhize | Be Still |
Compiled By – DJ Okapi
Liner Notes – Tseliso Monaheng
Mastered By – Wouter Brandenburg