Shabaka – Perceive Its Beauty Acknowledge Its Grace (Standard 1LP Vinyl)

After putting down the saxophone, the instrument he has become synonymous with,Shabakareturns with his first full length album under his own name. Expanding off the meditative 2022 EPAfrikan 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 asAndre 3000,Lianne La Havas,Moses Sumney,Floating Points, and more to help build this all-encompassing aural landscape.

Tracklisting:

1. End Of Innocence
2. As The Planets And The Stars Collapse
3. Insecur