{"id":8715,"date":"2026-07-24T07:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/azania-jazz-co-releases-concept-album-between-africas-rivers\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T01:07:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T01:07:52","slug":"azania-jazz-co-releases-concept-album-between-africas-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/azania-jazz-co-releases-concept-album-between-africas-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Azania Jazz Co. 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The tracklist is named directly after the featured instruments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Tracklist and concept<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Djembe\">Djembe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talking_drum\">Talking Drum<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dunun<\/li>\n<li>Bougarabou<\/li>\n<li>Ngoma<\/li>\n<li>Ashiko<\/li>\n<li>Udu<\/li>\n<li>Shekere<\/li>\n<li>Agogo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balafon\">Balafon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marimba<\/li>\n<li>Krin<\/li>\n<li>Axatse<\/li>\n<li>Hosho<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe album isn\u2019t about us,\u201d the collective said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s about allowing each instrument to speak in its own language while jazz becomes the conversation connecting them.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Musical and visual storytelling<\/h2>\n<p>The project draws inspiration from rivers across the African continent, using flowing melodies, warm brass arrangements, Rhodes piano, upright bass and improvisation to create what the group calls an \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/jazz-at-jozi-gold-linda-sikhakhane-and-vusi-mahlasela-to-perform-in-july\/\">Afro Jazz Nights<\/a>\u201d listening experience.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s artwork continues this narrative. It shows a child sitting quietly beside an African river at sunset, a scene intended to symbolize the passing of musical traditions between generations. 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