A Semblance: Of Return

by Asher Gamedze

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Drummer and composer Asher Gamedze explores the intersections of history and improvisation on 'A Semblance: Of Return'. The record is a sprawling spiritual jazz work that utilizes intricate compositions and emotive soloing to navigate themes of return and social struggle. Gamedze’s approach is both scholarly and deeply visceral, cementing his position as a crucial voice in contemporary South African jazz.

Genres

  • Spiritual Jazz
  • Avant-Garde Jazz

Tracklist

  1. Stranger No Death
  2. Progressive
  3. Air
  4. Following Up
  5. Distractions
  6. Of The Fire
  7. War
  8. Lowland
  9. Extension
  10. State (Of The Internation)
  11. Turnin'