Sons of Kemet
| Sons of Kemet | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Jazz, World |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Naim Jazz Records |
| Associated acts | Jerry Dammers, Courtney Pine, The Heliocentrics, The Invisible |
| Website |
sonsofkemet |
| Members |
Shabaka Hutchings Oren Marshall Tom Skinner Seb Rochford Theon Cross |
Sons of Kemet are a British jazz group formed in 2011, made up of Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Seb Rochford and Tom Skinner. The group uses saxophone and clarinet (Hutchings), tuba (Marshall, Cross), and two drummers to make their music and features a mixture of jazz, rock, Caribbean folk and African music.[1]
Sons of Kemet won 'Best Jazz Act' at the 2013 MOBO Awards.[2]
On 9 September 2013, Sons of Kemet released their debut album Burn, which received a variety of awards and nominations, including 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.
They were featured on BBC 2's Maida Vale Session on 12 November 2013.[3]
Producers such as Micachu, Vince Vella and Ben Marc have remixed various songs from Burn.
Discography
- Burn (2013, Naim Jazz Records)
- Lest We Forget What We Came Here To Do (2015, Naim Jazz Records)
Videography
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| Year | Title | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | In The Castle Of My Skin | Motheo Moeng | [4] |
Awards
- 2013 MOBO Awards - Best Jazz Act - WINNER[2]
References
- ↑ Ouellette, Dan (May 2014) "Sons of Kemet: 'Vibrating in Space'". DownBeat. p. 20.
- 1 2 "Winners 2013". MOBO Awards. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sons of Kemet Maida Vale Session". BBC Radio 2: Jamie Cullum. BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Music Video Sons Of Kemet - In The Castle Of My Skin". Pulse.com.ng. David Mawuli. Retrieved 3 February 2016.