Sons of Kemet — the South London Jazz group led by Shabaka Hutchings — have shared that they'll be dissolving after their upcoming run of shows.
"This year will be the last chance to see us in the form to which you've grown accustomed," the band wrote in a statement shared to social media. "After 10 years we have decided that from the end of our scheduled 2022 shows we will be closing this chapter of the band's life for the foreseeable future. We're excited to play our remaining gigs for you and to make this summer a fitting send off."
The quartet — which also includes tuba player Theon Cross and percussionists Edward Wakili-Hick and Tom Skinner— will perform at Bonnaroo later this month before playing a string of shows through July and August in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.
Sons of Kemet released four studio albums in their decade-long career, kicking things off with 2013's Burn. They released Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do in 2015, with Your Queen Is a Reptile following in 2018. Their final LP, Black to the Future, was released last year, while frontman Shabaka Hutchings released his debut solo EP Afrikan Culture in May.
The band is one of the featured guests on Nigel Godrich's rebooted From the Basement series, and drummer Tom Skinner recently joined Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood to form the Smile, who released their debut A Light for Attracting Attention, last month.
See the band's statement below.
"This year will be the last chance to see us in the form to which you've grown accustomed," the band wrote in a statement shared to social media. "After 10 years we have decided that from the end of our scheduled 2022 shows we will be closing this chapter of the band's life for the foreseeable future. We're excited to play our remaining gigs for you and to make this summer a fitting send off."
The quartet — which also includes tuba player Theon Cross and percussionists Edward Wakili-Hick and Tom Skinner— will perform at Bonnaroo later this month before playing a string of shows through July and August in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.
Sons of Kemet released four studio albums in their decade-long career, kicking things off with 2013's Burn. They released Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do in 2015, with Your Queen Is a Reptile following in 2018. Their final LP, Black to the Future, was released last year, while frontman Shabaka Hutchings released his debut solo EP Afrikan Culture in May.
The band is one of the featured guests on Nigel Godrich's rebooted From the Basement series, and drummer Tom Skinner recently joined Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood to form the Smile, who released their debut A Light for Attracting Attention, last month.
See the band's statement below.