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Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future makes JazzTimes: Top 40 Jazz Albums of 2021

Saxophonist, composer, philosopher and writer Shabaka Hutchings returns with a brand-new album from his Mercury Prize nominated outfit Sons of Kemet. Black To The Future, the band's fourth LP and second on Impulse! Records, is due out May 14, and is the band's most dynamic project yet, featuring prominent vocalists including Angel Bat Dawid, poets Moor Mother and Joshua Idehen, and grime artist D Double E. The first single "Hustle" features Kojey Radical with backing vocals from singer Lianne La Havas and is out today with a dance-inspired metaphorical video directed by Ashleigh Jadee.

JAZZTIMES writes…Our Year in Review: The Top 40 Jazz Albums of 2021, where our critics pick their favorite new releases of the year. Among the best is Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future.    SEE THE JazzTimes PAGE