Black to the Future (Sons of Kemet album) explained

Black to the Future
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sons of Kemet
Cover:	Sons of Kemet - Black to the Future.png
Studio:	Livingston Studio 1
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Impulse!
Producer:	Shabaka Hutchings Dilip Harris
Prev Title:	Your Queen Is a Reptile
Prev Year:	2018

Black to the Future is the fourth and final studio album by British jazz group Sons of Kemet. It was released via Impulse! Records on 14 May 2021^[1] to widespread critical acclaim from music critics.^[2]

Critical reception

The album received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 84, based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[2] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album a 8.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Accolades

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List	Rank
Paste	The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Personnel

Credits adapted from Mojo review.

Sons of Kemet

• Theon Crosstuba
• Shabaka Hutchingstenor saxophone, woodwinds
• Tom Skinnerpercussion
• Edward Wakili-Hickpercussion

Additional musicians

• Steve Williamsontenor saxophone
• Joshua Idehenvocals
• Angel Bat Dawidvocals
• Moor Mothervocals
• D Double Evocals
• Kojey Radicalvocals
• Lianne La Havasvocals

Charts

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Peak position
Swedish Jazz Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[3]	3

Notes and References

1. News: Allnutt . Chris . Saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings: 'If I stop playing, I feel that physical yearning' . 20 May 2021 . Financial Times . 28 April 2021.
2. Web site: Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet . Metacritic . 22 May 2021.
3. Web site: Veckolista Jazz, vecka 20. sv. Sverigetopplistan. 21 May 2021.