I had the absolute pleasure of designing this cover art for Equal Spirits 🇿🇦 + 🇬🇧 🇿🇦+🇬🇧debut album 'Wise and Waiting'

Avail on all digital platforms, CD & vinyl -all accessible from bandcamp & beyond: equalspirits.bandcamp.com/album/wise-and…

TONIGHT! A genre-defying mix of South African spiritual jazz, ambient improvised introspection, bursts of old-school hip-hop and electronica, soaring melodies, synths, samples and gospel-infused grooves. Music from 7:30pm. Book now! bit.ly/4dkFDHK 🎺🎶

Attention music heads! This weekend, we are very excited to welcome Equal Spirits 🇿🇦 + 🇬🇧 'Wise and Waiting' album launch - a celebration of the profound and beautiful contribution made by South African musicians to British Jazz & Improvised music. Book now! bit.ly/4dkFDHK 🎷🎵

Excellent SA jazz gig for Bristolians on Sunday next at Tobacco Factory Theatre - here a sample of the musicEqual Spirits / / 'Jo'burg' Video Trailer youtu.be/OaU4Dzu2BL8?si…

Save the date! The 606 Club 19/06/24

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The young musicians at Spalding Music Centre were excited for their first Creative Journeys session this week. Raph really enjoyed leading our first session joining the young people in their usual meeting place, the amazing Methodist Church - the harmonies sounded wonderful!

We were in Spalding last week making a start on a new project 'Creating Journeys'. We met with the teachers of young people who attend the Spaulding Music Centre and people from sheltered housing communities to plan sessions that will take place between the groups in May.

I gave Jazz Views my 10 fave albums, many of which inspired what led to Equal Spirits 🇿🇦 + 🇬🇧 new album - have a read! jazzviews.net/raph-clarkson-… Some good ones inc Bheki Mseleku , Tigran Hamasyan KNOWER John Potter Count Basie Kenny Wheeler John Taylor Rage Against The Machine NatKingCole

Raphael Clarkson 🇿🇦 spoke w/Marc Green Marc Green on Surrey Hills Community Radio about our new album- Our three singles featured alongside amazing music inc SHABAKA new record , Brotherhood of Breath, Jonas Gwangwa, Robert Glasper - have a listen to this fab show!

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album is out TODAY! All digitals, CD& vinyl.
Album art The Mahdi 🌻 nadworks

SA personnel in quote tweet
Uk Inc mark lockheart chris batchelor Michael SW Zosia Jagodzinska Naomi Burrell Rosie Middleton Ben Rowarth Chloe Morgan Phil Merriman Elliot Galvin Rosie Bergonzi Junior Alli-Balogun

Our album WISE AND WAITING is out TODAY!!!! Avail on all digital platforms, CD & vinyl -all accessible from bandcamp & beyond: equalspirits.bandcamp.com/album/wise-and…

Congrats all involved!!! Inc
Martin Hummel ECN Music
Raphael Clarkson 🇿🇦 yonelamnana NOSIHE Muthiwengoma amaeshi ikechi
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Equal Spirits album personnel part 2

Equal Spirits album personnel part 1

We are blown away by this 4* from legendary UK jazz writer John Fordham in Jazzwise mag . Our full album is out tomorrow on Martin Hummel - do check it out !! ‘Wise and Waiting is an extraordinary, impassioned, and devoted once-off’ ❤️🎵🎶🇿🇦☀️🥳

It’s today… 5pm…so many good tunes and a killer interview with Raph Clarkson from Equal Spirits. Join me on Surrey Hills Community Radio!

I am so proud of Nat Nathaniel Dye for how he deals with terminal cancer and never gives up. He’s running the London Marathon this weekend playing the trombone and fundraising for the wonderful Macmillan Cancer Support. Details below.

On Sat 4 May, join Equal Spirits 🇿🇦 + 🇬🇧 to celebrate the launch of 'Wise and Waiting', a genre defying collaborative album between South African and UK artists, with a night of live performances🎶

Tickets out now > richmix.org.uk/events/equal-s…

Video of the Day: Equal Spirits share 'Jo'burg' from debut album ahead of UK live dates jazzwise.com/news/article/v…

Following our album release concerts, we’ll be bringing th sound of S.A. to Bristol Beacon Bristol Beacon Creative Learning as we Ride the Rhythm rails ! This is for 0-5s&parents.
Mon 6th May, details below
Led by Raphael Clarkson 🇿🇦 , Xolani Mbatha (Vox) &Riaan Vosloo (bass)

bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/ridin…

Join me this Sunday April 21st at 5pm on Surrey Hills Community Radio for two hours of quality Jazz. This month you are in for a special treat as I interview Raph Clarkson of Equal Spirits on the release of their debut album Wise and Waiting.