Sons of Kemet
Sons of Kemet | |
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![]() Sons of Kemet performing at the 2018 Oslo Jazz festival | |
Background information | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Jazz, Afrobeat, world |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Naim, Impulse! |
Website | sonsofkemet |
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Past members |
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Sons of Kemet are a British jazz group formed by Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Seb Rochford, and Tom Skinner.[1]
Career[]
The group uses saxophone and clarinet (Hutchings), tuba (Cross), and two drummers (Skinner, Hick) to make their music and plays a mixture of jazz, rock, Caribbean folk, and African music.[2] Cross replaced Oren Marshall on tuba.
On 9 September 2013, Sons of Kemet released their debut album Burn, which received the Arts Desk Album of the Year 2013 and a nomination for Gilles Peterson's Album of the Year. Their next album Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do received the same nomination for the year 2015. The group won Best Jazz Act at the 2013 MOBO Awards.[3]
On 30 March 2018, Impulse! released the band's third album, Your Queen Is a Reptile. It was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize.[4]
Discography[]
- Burn (Naim, 2013)
- Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do (Naim, 2015)
- Your Queen Is a Reptile (Impulse!, 2018)
- Black to the Future (Impulse!, 2021)
Videography[]
Year | Title | Director | Choreographer | Ref |
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2016 | "In the Castle of My Skin" | Motheo Moeng | Jarrel Mathebula | [5] |
2015 | "Play Mass" | Jordan Copeland | Valeria Tello Giusti | [6][7] |
Awards[]
- 2013 MOBO Awards – Best Jazz Act (Winner)[3]
References[]
- ^ Pearce1, James. "Sons of Kemet". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Ouellette, Dan (May 2014) "Sons of Kemet: 'Vibrating in Space'". DownBeat. p. 20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Winners 2013". Mobo.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "See the 2018 Shortlis". Mercuryprize.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Music Video Sons Of Kemet - In The Castle Of My Skin". Pulse.com.ng. David Mawuli. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ James Keith. "Premiere: The Video For Sons Of Kemet's "Play Mass" Is A Jazz-Fueled Trip". Uk.complex.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Linzy Na Narkorn. "SONS OF KEMET – 'PLAY MASS' MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT WITH TENTACLE FILMS". Linzy Na Nakorn Dance Artist. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
External links[]
- British jazz ensembles
- Musical groups from London
- Musical groups established in 2011
- 2011 establishments in England