In the Spirit of Ntu - Jazz Messengers

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Title In the Spirit of Ntu

Author

Label Blue Note Africa

EAN 602445505074

Reference GEN 168185

LABEL CODE 602445505074

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 1

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• DIGIPACK EDITION

• 4 stars all music guide

On his milestone tenth studio album, In the Spirit of Ntu, the visionary South African pianist, composer, improviser, and healer Nduduzo Makhathini condenses the thematic, sonic, and conceptual notions explored over his catalog into a layered yet accessible 10-track album.

In addition to Makhathini's influences such as John Coltrane, Bheki Mseleku, McCoy Tyner and Abdullah Ibrahim, In The Spirit of Ntu pulls his most foundational cultural Influences into a space where the sounds of the South African landscape are placed at the center of the nation's evolving jazz songbook.

In the Spirit of Ntu is Makhathini’s second album to be released on Blue Note Records in partnership with Universal Music Group Africa, and the very first release on the newly formed imprint Blue Note Africa. A central figure of the country’s vibrant jazz scene, Makhathini assembled a band consisting of some of South Africa’s most exciting young musicians including Linda Sikhakhane, Robin Fassie Kock, Dylan Tabisher, Gontse Makhene, and Dane Paris, as well as guest vocalists Omagugu Makhathini and Anna Widauer, and American saxophonist Jaleel Shaw.