Album lore

Rainbow Revisited, issued by International Anthem in late 2023, gathers ten tracks from South African pianist Thandi Ntuli and Californian producer Carlos Niño. The album melds afro soul with ambient and experimental jazz elements, crafting a tonal palette both warm and spacious. Recorded with a subtle hand, pieces like "Sunset (in California)" and "Nomayoyo (Ingoma ka Mkhulu)" reveal a patient unfolding of melody and texture, with echoes of field recordings and quiet synth explorations.The record’s structure balances composed passages and improvisatory gestures, as heard in the two-part "The One" and the exploratory "Breath and Synth Experiment." Ntuli’s piano anchors the session, while Niño’s production accents the interplay of voice, percussion, and electronics. Rainbow Revisited extends the lineage of diasporic jazz expressions, offering a nuanced artifact for crate-diggers attuned to the margins between tradition and experiment.

Album lore

Rainbow Revisited, issued by International Anthem in late 2023, gathers ten tracks from South African pianist Thandi Ntuli and Californian producer Carlos Niño. The album melds afro soul with ambient and experimental jazz elements, crafting a tonal palette both warm and spacious. Recorded with a subtle hand, pieces like "Sunset (in California)" and "Nomayoyo (Ingoma ka Mkhulu)" reveal a patient unfolding of melody and texture, with echoes of field recordings and quiet synth explorations.The record’s structure balances composed passages and improvisatory gestures, as heard in the two-part "The One" and the exploratory "Breath and Synth Experiment." Ntuli’s piano anchors the session, while Niño’s production accents the interplay of voice, percussion, and electronics. Rainbow Revisited extends the lineage of diasporic jazz expressions, offering a nuanced artifact for crate-diggers attuned to the margins between tradition and experiment.