Shabaka - Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace

Released 12th April 2024

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 albumPerceive its beauty, Acknowledge its Graceis 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.Shabakais 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.