South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini returns with The Myths We Choose, an album whose music advocates for a better world and greater responsibility toward the future. Working with his South African trio at the core, Makhathini invites a number of relevant guests for a program comprising thirteen original compositions (three of them with reprises). Here, he explores new sounds and genres, with several tracks signaling a shift in mindset while retaining the rooted spirituality that has become his trademark signature.
“Kuzodlula”, a soaring 3/4 ballad inspired by the difficulty of forgiveness, opens the album with a delicate compromise between light and dark tones. Resonant bowed bass turning to…