{"product_id":"shabaka-of-the-earth-1","title":"Shabaka \"Of The Earth\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSR001 \/ Shabaka Records 2026 \/ \u003cstrong\u003eOUT NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Of the Earth’ was entirely written, produced, performed and mixed by Shabaka. It’s a deeply personal album which establishes Shabaka as a new form of instrumentalist\/producer and shows the musical range that connects his dance based work from groups Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming to the intricate textural sound world of his recent solo works (‘Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace’, ‘Afrikan Culture’) .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeats and loops made on portable devices whilst on the road lay a foundation for choral flute melodies to soar within. Sequences of electronic rhythms outline a story of diasporic progression and words contextualise the record’s lyrical framework. Shabaka raps on the album - “I’ve never rapped before but was actually inspired by André 3000’s courage in exploring new dimensions with fearlessness and sincerity; I decided to find my voice on this album”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA self imposed saxophone hiatus ended mid 2025 with a performance for South African drum maestro Louis Moholo’s memorial concert. This album marks Shabaka’s first recording made after a year and a half not playing the saxophone and a reckoning as to what his time on flutes primarily has shown him to be the future for his relationship with the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e instrument. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShabaka says of an initial inspiration for the album - “D’angelo’s Brown Sugar was the first CD I bought and it sparked a lasting curiosity about the emotional possibilities allowed by the self produced and performed album. 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