Various Artists

• 2-LP GATEFOLD EDITION

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 Africa’s contemporary jazz scene: pianists Thembelihle Dunjana, Afrika Mkhize, Sibusiso ‘Mash’ Mashiloane, Blake Hellaby and Siphephelo Ndlovu’s 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 today’s troubled times while building on the country’s unique and proud jazz history.

PERSONNEL:

• SIDE A
• A1. Thembelihle Dunjana – Pressin’
• A2. The SN Project - Afrikanization
• A3. Sisonke Xonti - Sinivile
• A4. Muhammad Dawjee ft. Siphephelo Ndlovu - Otherness

• SIDE B
• B1. Tefo Mahola - First Offering
• B2. Ayanda Sikade - Zimkhitha
• B7. Linda Sikhakhane - Inner Freedom

• SIDE C
• C1. Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane - Ke Mashiloane
• C2. Marcus Wyatt & The ZAR Jazz Orchestra - Race for Timbuktu
• C3. Spha Mdlalose - Indlela

• SIDE D
• D1. Blake Hellaby - Hodge
• D2. Leagan Starchild ft. Justthlo - Fiend
• D3. Ndabo Zulu & Umgidi Ensemble - Nandi’s Suite (interlude II)
• D4. Afrika Mkhize - Be Still