℗ 2024 Ubuntu Music
| Released | April 26, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 16m 24s |
| Record Label | Ubuntu Music |
| Catalogue No. | UBU0157D |
| Genre | Jazz (Contemporary Jazz) |
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1.1
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Back Again
Equal Spirits |
7:18 | |||
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1.2
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Egoli Affirmation
Equal Spirits |
2:39 | |||
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1.3
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Skip
Equal Spirits |
6:43 | |||
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1.4
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Dancing Under The Sun
Equal Spirits |
5:25 | |||
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1.5
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Hymn
Equal Spirits |
7:29 | |||
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1.6
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Tlang Re Keteke
Equal Spirits |
7:07 | |||
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1.7
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Closing
Equal Spirits |
7:17 | |||
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1.8
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Phezulu, Ezulwini
Equal Spirits |
2:41 | |||
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1.9
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Recitative
Equal Spirits |
2:25 | |||
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1.10
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Chorale
Equal Spirits |
6:24 | |||
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1.11
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To Jo’burg
Equal Spirits |
4:21 | |||
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1.12
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Wise and Waiting
Equal Spirits |
8:27 | |||
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1.13
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Travail
Equal Spirits |
8:08 |
Ubuntu Music, in collaboration with ECN Music, is delighted to release Equal Spirits' new album Wise and Waiting, an extraordinary project led by composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist Raph Clarkson, which features musicians from London and South Africa.
Equal Spirits brings together a genre-defying mix of South African spiritual jazz, ambient improvised introspection, bursts of old-school hip-hop and electronica, soaring melodies, synths, samples and gospel-infused grooves, woven together with sung and spoken languages from Zulu, Sotho, Yoruba and Xhosa to Arabic and English.
“The music of Wise and Waiting is enormously varied - plenty is written by me with crucial and beautiful songwriting, spoken word and lyric contributions from Nosihe Zulu and NoZaka. There is also music by bassist Amaeshi Ikechi and a number of tracks that were born out of improvisations in the studio, which were then developed into fully formed compositions under the wise and delicate hand of producer Sonny Johns. Stylistically we move from traditional South African jazz styles, from Mbaqanga to more modern gospel-infused grooves and songs, from Fela Kuti inspired brass to sample-heavy drum and bass feels to English church inspired choral meditations and chants. There are 24 musicians featured across the album and each lends a distinctive creative touch to the patchwork, multi-genre listening experience.”
- Raph Clarkson
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Ubuntu Music Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.76 -1.33 to -0.63 | -15.44 -22.53 to -12.76 | -12.66 -17.70 to -10.60 | 8 6 to 13 | |
| 1 | Back Again | -0.67 | -12.76 | -10.6 | 6 |
| 2 | Egoli Affirmation | -0.73 | -13.60 | -11.5 | 8 |
| 3 | Skip | -0.66 | -13.86 | -11.3 | 8 |
| 4 | Dancing Under The Sun | -0.74 | -17.70 | -15.3 | 9 |
| 5 | Hymn | -0.76 | -16.34 | -13.5 | 9 |
| 6 | Tlang Re Keteke | -0.77 | -15.59 | -12.9 | 8 |
| 7 | Closing | -0.63 | -14.44 | -11.6 | 8 |
| 8 | Phezulu, Ezulwini | -0.77 | -15.66 | -13.3 | 10 |
| 9 | Recitative | -1.33 | -22.53 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 10 | Chorale | -0.75 | -15.08 | -12.2 | 8 |
| 11 | To Jo’burg | -0.64 | -12.98 | -10.6 | 7 |
| 12 | Wise and Waiting | -0.74 | -15.75 | -12.7 | 9 |
| 13 | Travail | -0.67 | -14.44 | -11.4 | 7 |