Shabaka Of the Earth

1.
A Future Untold 03:22

2.
Those Of The Sky 04:47

3.
Go Astray 03:14

4.
Step Lightly 04:24

5.
Call The Power 03:38

6.
Dance In Praise 04:27

7.
Ol’ Time African Gods 05:32

8.
Marwa The Mountain 03:26

9.
Light The Way 04:16

10.
Stand Firm 05:00

11.
Space Time 01:13

12.
Eyes Lowered 03:44

about

‘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’) .

Beats 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”.