Bantu

What Is Your Breaking Point?

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Nigerian collective Bantu released What Is Your Breaking Point? in 2023, bringing contemporary sensibilities to West African musical traditions. The group's approach bridges folk and world music with modern production and forward-thinking arrangements, creating something that honors tradition while refusing to be bound by it. Their sound is rooted in Nigerian rhythmic and melodic language but explores new textures and contexts. What emerges is music that feels both deeply grounded and surprisingly expansive—each track builds layers of percussion, vocals, and melodic elements into rich soundscapes. The album title suggests an exploration of limits and boundaries, and musically the group tests and expands those throughout. This is contemporary folk music that takes its materials seriously while remaining accessible and engaging. For listeners seeking music that connects to African traditions while speaking to contemporary experience, this is essential listening.

Item Details+
Genre Folk, World, and Country
Media Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Near Mint (NM or M-)
Description CD is EX. Sleeve is NM.
Label Soledad Productions Ltd
Year 2023
Country Nigeria
Format CD
Tracklist+

1. Wayo And Division

2. Japa Japa

3. Ten Times Backwards

4. Worm and Grass

5. Borrow Borrow

6. Africa For Sale

7. Na Me Own My Body

8. Breaking Point

9. Your Silence

10. We No Go Gree

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