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The Myth We Choose

Nduduzo Makhathini

Jun 26, 20261 hr 4 minBlue Note Records

  • Jazz
  • Contemporary jazz
  • Modal jazz
  • Soul jazz

Balances warm piano, modal melodies, soulful vocals, and South African jazz with polished contemporary textures. Favors concise arrangements, emotional clarity, and accessibility over extended improvisation.

1
Kuzodlula
4:42
2
Imvunge KaNtu
3:01
3
Kwamabili
3:09
4
Unembeza
4:23
5
Liyoze Line Nangakithi
4:26
6
What People Say
3:05
7
Primordial Egg
2:30
8
Ekuqaleni
2:15
9
Ḽiṅwalo ḽa Mubebi
6:22
10
Umbono
5:02
11
Ḽiṅwalo ḽa Mubebi - reprise
2:39
12
Tethered
5:36
13
Ongaphesheya
2:47
14
What People Say - reprise
6:24
15
Kuzodlula - reprise
2:26
16
Zimthilili
5:08

Critic reviews

  • PopMatters: 6/10by Will Layman
    Aug 4, 2026

    The Myth We Choose wants to draw you in. My ears were successfully seduced. They were comforted, perhaps, more than challenged?