Keleketla!
Composed of UK acid jazz duo and Ninja Tune founders Coldcut, plus a wide array of South African studio musicians, Keleketla! is an experimental collective known for their exquisite blend of Afrobeat, hip-hop, and jazz. Invited by Keleketla! Library founders Rangoato Hlasane and Malose Malahlela as well as charity project In Place of War, the duo handpicked a couple of South African artists to record with, including rapper Yugen Blakrok, malombo jazz legend Sibusile Xaba, and vocalist Nono Nkoane. After the recording process at Soweto’s Trackside Studios, the pair headed back to London to finish the album with the help of legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, and spoken word legends The Watts Prophets. The final result, released under the name Keleketla! in 2020, spawned the single “Future Toyi Toyi,” a politically-charged number that featured hip-hop activists Soundz of the South, and peaked at Number 38 on the UK Independent Albums chart.
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Discography
5 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Keleketla! Remixes
Electronic - Released by Ahead Of Our Time on Dec 1, 2020
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International Love Affair
Electronic - Released by Ninja Tune on Jun 11, 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
International Love Affair + Remixes EP
Electronic - Released by Ahead Of Our Time on Oct 27, 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Future Toyi Toyi
Keleketla!, Coldcut, Soundz of the South
Electronic - Released by Ahead Of Our Time on May 21, 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo