Shabaka announces new album, Of the Earth

Shabaka has announced a new album. On March 6, the prolific British jazz artist will release Of the Earth via his newly launched Shabaka imprint. Today he’s shared a new double single, “A Future Untold/Marwa the Mountain.” Hear the two new tracks below.

Shabaka said in a statement about 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. This record is my celebration of freedom in creative self expression. Before the pandemic I could only play the clarinet and saxophone and knew nothing about music production (or how to play the flute), so this has been a journey of learning and a reflection on the music that’s been created as a result.”

Shabaka is featured on our list, 20 Essential Artists from the 21st Century Jazz Renaissance. His last album was 2024’s Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace.

Shabaka Of the Earth tracklist:

1. A Future Untold
2. Those Of The Sky
3. Go Astray
4. Step Lightly
5. Call The Power
6. Dance In Praise
7. Ol’ Time African Gods
8. Marwa The Mountain
9. Light The Way
10. Stand Firm
11. Space Time
12. Eyes Lowered

Shabaka tour dates:

25th March – Solar Myth Philadelphia
26th March – Knockdown Center, NY
28th March – Big Ears, Knoxville (Headline show + Collaboration w Thurston Moore)