AFRICAN IMPERIAL WIZARD : BeHanZin

'African Imperial Wizard was born in the aftermath of a time marked by fracture and tension. The producers behind the project quickly forged a sonic universe where ancestral rhythms collide with raw electronic pulses, shaped like a martial symphony. Their music channels an inner struggle, a collective memory scarred by oppression and dispossession, but also the creative rage of a youth in free fall, determined to reclaim its voice. African Imperial Wizard embodies the raw expression of a discomfort inherited across generations, and the momentum of a fragmented cultural identity that refuses to fade away.'



1 Cetshwayo kaMpande 4:36
2 Opoku Waré 3:58
3 Idris Ibn 4:14
4 Hanni-baal Barca 5:07
5 Almamy Suluku 5:27
6 Mansa Moussa 4:43
7 Behanzin Hossu Bowelle 5:04
8 Hangbè 7:00
9 N'Nonmiton 6:45
10 Zulu kaMalandela 6:12
11 Ezana Of Aksum 5:02

Mastered By – Sam
Music By – African Imperial Wizard
Photography By [Pictures By] – Brent Stirton
Producer, Mixed By, Engineer – Andrew Claristidge (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7 to 11), Hannibal Flynt (tracks: 1, 3, 6)
Comes in a 4-panel 13.5cm x 13.5cm gate-fold replica with a glossy print. Includes a poster/booklet.
Compiles the tracks of the first two releases Cetshwayo kaMpande and Isandhlwana on Tesco Organisation.