Recommend Me Some Good Afro Jazz Albums, Plz

xpost Ambolley too! We're cooking this afternoon.

Saw some thread on Twitter about modern South African jazz but I can’t find it now. Any recommendations?

Nduduzo Makhathini
Keleketla!

Oh thanks!

That in the spirit of ntu album was mention on that thread

two other recent favs

Ayanda Sikade - Umakhulu
Linda Sikhakhane - Isambulo

if you don't get a response from unperson on this thread, try asking your question on the rolling jazz thread

oh and

https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-revisited

Really loving this record

https://honestjons.com/shop/artist/The_Malombo_Jazz_Makers/release/Down_Luckys_Way

Nduduzo Makhathini is fantastic, as others have said — in addition to his latest one, In the Spirit of Ntu, check out Ikhambi (the first thing I heard by him) and Listening to the Ground.

Tenor saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane (a dude) is really good, too; his albums Two Sides, One Mirror and Isambulo are traditional (if Coltrane-in-1964 is a tradition) but worth your time.

I also like saxophonist Sisonke Xonti; wrote about him here.

I interviewed drummer Ayanda Sikade for Bandcamp last year; that was a thrill. He's a super nice guy.

Trumpeter Ndabo Zulu's Queen Nandi: The African Symphony is really good, too; I wrote about that here.

https://mindmaintenance.bandcamp.com/album/mind-maintenance

This Josh Abrams & Chad Taylor record is a nice one from a few years ago

unless i'm mistaken, neither of them are south african?

They are not. I guess I was just recommending “other stuff that is heavily influenced by African sounds”

gotcha. this would be the thread for that ;)