Recommend Me Some Good Afro Jazz Albums, Plz

Also, speaking what Tipsy Mothra said upthread, ouis Moholo and Dudu Pukwana are mentioned above, but the whole universe of music that came out of The Blue Notes and their coterie is amazing. The Blue Notes recordings themselves are basically mid-60s Afro bop, and they're great, but after they moved to England they all did so many different things: Brotherhood of Breath, Spear, Assagai, Harry Miller's Isipingo and the totally essential "Blue Notess for Mongezi." Just a remarkable constellation of players, exploring a wide range of stuff and bringing South African influences into all kinds of settings., this is a very intriguing roadmap:
How South Africa’s Blue Notes Helped Invent European Free Jazz
By Piotr Orlov · September 16, 2020
https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/blue-notes-south-african-jazz-guide?utm_source=footer

lol at "anti-voxxers"

had never heard of Tlokwe Sehume & Medu from South Africa but this kept popping up while i was listening to random Eddie Harris tracks on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPBh-2tE21o

I see Johnny Dyani was mentioned upthread but not this particular album (which was on a lot over the summer). Whole album is great but this track in particular is pure gold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ4DiS6Vc3Y

Thanks, need to check some more of his----meanwhile, something I posted about on Rolling Jazz 2022:

...jazz is where you find it, and I'm smitten by this Sudanese ballad: hybrid guitar, normie rhythm guitar, bass, perc., just the right bits of tenor sax (most other tracks are faster, equally thoughtful grooves, and the finale has its own dynamic):

That's this
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3036461062_10.jpg

Ghanaian saxophonist Gyedu-Blay Ambolley is doing highlife versions of jazz tunes on his album Hi-Life Jazz, which comes out October 7. Here's his version of "Round Midnite" (how it's spelled on the album):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w4fh11mv6E

xpost Right after the one I posted on RJ, budo jeru added:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XwKYYFvcDo

xpost Ambolley too! We're cooking this afternoon.

Saw some thread on Twitter about modern South African jazz but I can’t find it now. Any recommendations?

Nduduzo Makhathini
Keleketla!

Oh thanks!

That in the spirit of ntu album was mention on that thread

two other recent favs

Ayanda Sikade - Umakhulu
Linda Sikhakhane - Isambulo

if you don't get a response from unperson on this thread, try asking your question on the rolling jazz thread

oh and

https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-revisited

Really loving this record

https://honestjons.com/shop/artist/The_Malombo_Jazz_Makers/release/Down_Luckys_Way

Nduduzo Makhathini is fantastic, as others have said — in addition to his latest one, In the Spirit of Ntu, check out Ikhambi (the first thing I heard by him) and Listening to the Ground.

Tenor saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane (a dude) is really good, too; his albums Two Sides, One Mirror and Isambulo are traditional (if Coltrane-in-1964 is a tradition) but worth your time.

I also like saxophonist Sisonke Xonti; wrote about him here.

I interviewed drummer Ayanda Sikade for Bandcamp last year; that was a thrill. He's a super nice guy.

Trumpeter Ndabo Zulu's Queen Nandi: The African Symphony is really good, too; I wrote about that here.

https://mindmaintenance.bandcamp.com/album/mind-maintenance

This Josh Abrams & Chad Taylor record is a nice one from a few years ago

unless i'm mistaken, neither of them are south african?

They are not. I guess I was just recommending “other stuff that is heavily influenced by African sounds”

gotcha. this would be the thread for that ;)