Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace

The set as a whole suggests that Shabaka hasn’t dialled down his intensity – instead, he’s rechannelled it into something more profound. — BBC Music Magazine More…

Release Date: 12th Apr 2024
Catalogue No: 6504311
Label: Impulse! Records

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May 2024

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Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace

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Artist Profile, Shabaka Hutchings... The Next Chapter

17th April 2024

As the apprentice retires his saxophone in pursuit of a new quest to master esoteric flutes from across the globe, we reflect on the career that brought him to this momentous new stage of his journey.

After putting down the saxophone, the instrument he has become synonymous with, Shabaka returns with his first full length album under his own name. Expanding off the meditative 2022 EP Afrikan Culture, his new album Perceive its beauty, Acknowledge its Grace is a deeply moving suite of primarily instrumental music. The listening experience is reflective and contemplative, with passages flowering from one musical concept to the next, encouraging deep attention that rewards the listener with throughlines and motifs throughout the record. Shabaka is found playing the flute on this album, and has enlisted key artists such as Andre 3000, Lianne La Havas, Moses Sumney, Floating Points, and more to help build this all-encompassing aural landscape.

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The set as a whole suggests that Shabaka hasn’t dialled down his intensity – instead, he’s rechannelled it into something more profound.

British jazz star Shabaka Hutchings drops the sax for reeds and flutes on an album exploring fear, courage and the power of breathwork.

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