Various Artists

• double 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.

ARTISTS & TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• SIDE A
• A1. Benjamin Jephta Quintet ...... Evolution Part 2
• A2. Thandi Ntuli ...... Cosmic Light
• A3. MABUTA ...... Slipstream

• SIDE B
• B1. Kyle Shepherd Trio ...... Dream State
• B2. Lwanda Gogwana ...... Maqundeni
• B3. Siya Makuzeni Sextet ...... Out Of This World (single version)

• LP TWO

• SIDE C
• C1. Bokani Dyer Trio ...... Fezile
• C2. Vuma Levin ...... Hashtag
• C3. Reza Khota Quartet ...... Lost Is A Place

• SIDE D
• D1. Zoe Modiga ...... The Healer
• D2. Mandisi Dyantyis ...... Kuse Kude
• D3. Yonela Mnana ...... Leagan