- A1: Thembelihle Dunjana – Pressin’ On
- A2: The Sn Project - Afrikanization
- A3: Sisonke Xonti - Sinivile
- A4: Muhammad Dawjee Ft Siphephelo Ndlovu - Otherness
- B1: Tefo Mahola - First Offering
- B2: Ayanda Sikade - Zimkhitha
- B3: Linda Sikhakhane - Inner Freedom
- C1: Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane - Ke Mashiloane
- C2: Marcus Wyatt & The Zar Jazz Orchestra - Race For Timbuktu
- C3: Spha Mdlalose - Indlela
- D1: Blake Hellaby - Hodge
- D2: Leagan Starchild Ft Justhlo – Fiend
- D3: Ndabo Zulu & Umgidi Ensemble - Nandi’s Suite (Interlude Ii)
- D4: Afrika Mkhize - Be Still
Following a definitive first volume jam-packed with forward-thinking musical talent working in the South African creative improvised music idiom, New Horizons returns with a fresh iteration of young artists who continue in the same tradition and tone.
The compilation showcases recent recordings from 14 more leading lights in South Africa’s contemporary jazz scene: pianists Thembelihle Dunjana, Afrika Mkhize, Sibusiso ‘Mash’ Mashiloane, Blake Hellaby and Siphephelo Ndlovu’s The SN Project; saxophonists Sisonke Xonti, Muhammad Dawjee and Linda Sikhakhane; singer Spha Mdlalose; drummers Ayanda Sikade, Leagan Starchild and Tefo Mahola; and trumpeters Ndabo Zulu and Marcus Wyatt accompanied respectively by Umgidi Ensemble and The ZAR Jazz Orchestra.
Together they form part of a vibrant, connected community charting new sonic territory that speaks to today’s troubled times while building on the country’s unique and proud jazz history.
