The Ancestors - Prelude to Writing Together

'Indaba Is' released January 29th 2021 on Double 12" LP, CD & DD: https://indaba-is.lnk.to/indaba

'Indaba Is' captures a living culture of making music, one in which bands exist to birth musical concepts as opposed to being static monoliths.

Brownswood Recordings are thrilled to present this brand new project, recorded close to Johannesburg over 5 days in the summer of 2020. ‘Indaba Is’ resuscitates a collective of  South African black bands from a COVID-19-induced standstill; with newly composed improvised music & Jazz created by the country’s blooming new school jazz scene. Produced and managed by accomplished Creative Directors, award-winning pianist Thandi Ntuli and ‘The Brother Moves On’ bandleader Siyabonga Mthembu.

Words by Kwanele Sosibo 2020. 

Drums - Tumi Mogorosi
Percussion - Gontse Makhene
Alto Saxophone & Flute - Mthunzi Mvubu
Vox and spirituals – Siyabonga Mthembu
Keys (Rhodes) - Nduduzo Makhathini
Trumpet - Mandla Mlangeni
Bass - Ariel Zamonsky

'Indaba Is' Tracklist 
1. Bokani Dyer - Ke Nako
2. The Brother Moves On - Umthandazo Wamagenge
3. Lwanda Gogwana - All Ok
4. The Wretched - What is History
5. Sibusile Xaba with Naftali, Fakazile Nkosi, & AshK - Umdali
6. The Ancestors - Prelude to Writing Together
7. Thandi Ntuli - Dikeledi
8. iPhupho L'ka Biko ft Siyabonga Mthembu & Kinsmen  - Abaphezulu