℗ 2024 Ubuntu Music
Released | April 26, 2024 |
Duration | 1h 16m 24s |
Record Label | Ubuntu Music |
Catalogue No. | UBU0157D1 |
Genre | Jazz (Contemporary Jazz) |
1.1
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Back Again
Equal Spirits; Raph Clarkson; Nosihe; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi; Amaeshi Ikechi |
7:18 | |||
1.2
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Egoli Affirmation
Equal Spirits; Nosihe; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi; Amaeshi Ikechi |
2:39 | |||
1.3
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Skip
Equal Spirits; Chris Batchelor; Raph Clarkson; Nosihe; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi; Amaeshi Ikechi |
6:43 | |||
1.4
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Dancing Under The Sun
Equal Spirits; Zosia Jagodzinska; Raph Clarkson; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi; Amaeshi Ikechi |
5:25 | |||
1.5
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Hymn
Equal Spirits; Raph Clarkson; Nosihe; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi; Amaeshi Ikechi |
7:29 | |||
1.6
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Tlang Re Keteke
Equal Spirits; Mark Lockheart; Chris Batchelor; Raph Clarkson; Nosihe; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi; Amaeshi Ikechi |
7:07 | |||
1.7
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Closing
Equal Spirits; NoZaka; Rosie Bergonzi; Nosihe; Raph Clarkson; Amaeshi Ikechi; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi |
7:17 | |||
1.8
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Phezulu, Ezulwini
Equal Spirits; NoZaka; Raph Clarkson; Siphiwe Shiburi; Yonela Mnana; Amaeshi Ikechi |
2:41 | |||
1.9
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Recitative
Equal Spirits; Yonela Mnana |
2:25 | |||
1.10
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Chorale
Equal Spirits; NoZaka; Raph Clarkson; Siphiwe Shiburi; Yonela Mnana; Amaeshi Ikechi |
6:24 | |||
1.11
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To Jo’burg
Equal Spirits; Nosihe; Mark Lockheart; Raph Clarkson; Amaeshi Ikechi; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi |
4:21 | |||
1.12
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Wise and Waiting
Equal Spirits; Nosihe; Mark Lockheart; Raph Clarkson; Amaeshi Ikechi; Yonela Mnana; Siphiwe Shiburi |
8:27 | |||
1.13
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Travail
Equal Spirits; Nosihe; NoZaka; Raph Clarkson; Siphiwe Shiburi; Yonela Mnana; Amaeshi Ikechi |
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 |