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Sons of Kemet are back today with their new release ‘To Never Forget The Source’, a delicate instrumental which sees Shabaka Hutchings, who arranged the track, shine on woodwinds.

The track is taken from their upcoming album, Black To The Future, which is set for release 14 May on Impulse! Records. The song is described as the ‘centrepiece’ of the record, binding together the detailed instrumentals and reflective feelings throughout.

Hutchings explains the significance of this song in the philosophy of the album:

“The Source refers to the principles which govern traditional African cosmologies/ontological outlooks and symbolizes the inner journey. It is the unifying factor that gives meaning both to looking backwards (in nuancing and continually adding depth of contextualization and meaning to the past) and visioning forward (in speculating and striving to realize a better future for humanity).”

Black to the Future Tracklist:

1. Field Negus feat. Joshua Idehen
2. Pick Up Your Burning Cross feat. Moor Mother, Angel Bat Dawid
3. Think Of Home
4. Hustle feat. Kojey Radical
5. For The Culture feat. D Double E
6. To Never Forget The Source
7. In Remembrance Of Those Fallen
8. Let The Circle Be Unbroken
9. Envision Yourself Levitating
10. Throughout The Madness, Stay Strong
11. Black feat. Joshua Idehen

Black To The Future arrives 14 May via Impulse! Records.

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