Shabaka Hutchings

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Shabaka Hutchings

From
London, United Kingdom
Since
1984–present
Releases
9
  • jazz

About

Shabaka Hutchings (born 1984), also known simply as Shabaka, is a British jazz musician, composer and bandleader. He leads the band Shabaka and the Ancestors, and formerly led Sons of Kemet before its dissolution in 2022. He was also a member of The Comet Is Coming, performing under the stage name King Shabaka. Hutchings has played saxophone and other wind instruments with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Andre 3000, Floating Points, Mulatu Astatke, Polar Bear, Melt Yourself Down, Heliocentrics, London Brew, Turnstile and Zed-U.

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Member of

Discography

Albums 3
EPs 1
Singles 4
Live 1

Links

Also known as

Shabaka

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000407828433
ISNI
0000000511236921

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.