Shabaka And The Ancestors

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Shabaka and the Ancestors is a British jazz group led by Shabaka Hutchings (born in London in 1984). Hutchings is also known for his work with Pete Wareham’s band Melt Yourself Down and for performing with the Sun Ra Arkestra in 2014. The group’s debut album, "Wisdom of Elders", was released in 2016. For this project, Hutchings worked with musicians based in Johannesburg and further developed a style associated with spiritual jazz, a genre partly influenced by Sun Ra. The project is often discussed alongside his other work with The Comet Is Coming, another London-based group, which is sometimes described as engaging with Afrofuturist themes in a different manner from Melt Yourself Down. In 2020, Shabaka and the Ancestors released the album "We Are Sent Here by History". User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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We Are Sent Here By History

Wisdom of Elders

The Coming Of The Strange Ones

Go My Heart, Go To Heaven

Joyous

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Brownswood 10

A Day In The Life: Impressions Of Pepper

Wisdom of Elders (feat. Shabaka Hutchings)

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Black History Makers: JAZZ

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Cafe Del Mar: Wind Down (DJ Mix)

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Shabaka and the Ancestors

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Wisdom Of The Elders

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