{"id":43425,"date":"2019-05-16T23:47:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T06:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=43425"},"modified":"2020-04-08T18:15:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T01:15:33","slug":"multi-national-neo-soul-quartet-seba-kaapstad-debuts-album-thina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=43425","title":{"rendered":"Neo-Soul Quartet Seba Kaapstad Debuts Album “Thina”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Multi-national neo-soul quartet Seba Kaapstad<\/strong> debuts their Thina<\/em> album via Mello Music Group<\/a>. The word “Thina” takes its name from the Zulu word for “us.” Seba Kaapstad<\/strong> is comprised of a South African, a Swazi, and two Germans. The album is a gorgeous halo of soul, encompassing several continents worth of sound, and obliterating the notion of genre.<\/p>\n

They conjure beatific grooves that radiate with alluvial soul, celestial jazz, electronic experimentation and the polyrhythmic essence of Africa. It is marrow music, what digs beneath your bones, seeping into your bloodstream and inner visions. You hear flashes of the greats: Badu, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Jill Scott, and the Things Fall Apart-era Roots. You might even hear the ethereal float of Frank Ocean or the glowing bliss of Flying Lotus<\/a> and Thundercat<\/a>. But like all stellar quartets, Seba Kaapstad<\/strong> is indivisible and made stronger by the sum of their parts.<\/p>\n

Thina<\/em> consist of 12 of harmonic synthesis. Each song is a symphony of its own. Take \u201cDon\u2019t,\u201d which opens with glistening pianos and a head-bobbing slap, then Zoe Modiga unleashes her sky-rattling voice, alternating between near-rapping and time-stopping, levitating multi-octave solos\u2014all the while paraphrasing Shakespeare. And in the last minute, there\u2019s an exquisite string coda that you\u2019d expect to hear at a world-class philharmonic.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s “Breathe,” a spiritual hymn in search of water and solace, a loose-limbed rhythm that echoes the themes of Fela and the jams of classic Electric Ladyland neo-soul. While the title track alternates between Zulu and English, as Modiga offers inspirational uplift and timeless lyrics about the natural elements.<\/p>\n

Stream Thina<\/em> below, and cop the album here<\/a>. <\/p>\n