Soothsayers (band)

Soothsayers
Also known as	Soothsayers and the Red Earth Collective
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Reggae, Dub, Afrobeat, Funk, Jazz
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Wah Wah 45s, Red Earth Records
Members	Robin Hopcraft Idris Rahman Kodjovi Kush Julia Biel Patrick Illingworth Kishon Khan Phil Dawson Patrick Hatchett
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Soothsayers nyɛla London yiliyiinba ban daa yini "Afrobeat" mini "reggae-influenced" binkumda. Din daa pili yuuni 1998, ka ŋun daa pili li nyɛ Idris Rahman ni kalimbo pɛbira, Robin Hopcraft, bɛ yihi bɛ maŋamaŋa yilanima ni ka boli bɛ maŋa "Red Earth Records".

Lineup

• Robin Hopcraft (trumpet, vocals, production)
• Idris Rahman (sax, vocals, production)
• Kodjovi Kush (bass, vocals)
• Patrick Illingworth (drums)
• Julia Biel (vocals)
• Phil Dawson (guitar)
• Patrick Hatchett (guitar)
• Kishon Khan (keyboard)

Members of the wider Soothsayers Collective

• Westley Joseph (drums)
• Zoe Rahman (keyboards)
• Adesose Wallace (vocals)
• Yuval "Juba" Wezler (drums)
• Frank Tontoh (drums)
• Lucky Ranku (guitar)

Discography

Albums

• Lost City (2000, Red Earth Records)
• Tangled Roots (2004, Red Earth Records)
• One More Reason (2009, Red Earth Records)
• Red Earth Dub (2010, Red Earth Records)
• Human Nature (2012, Red Earth Records)
• Tradition (2018, Wah Wah 45s)
• We Are Many, (2020, Wah Wah 45s)

EPs and singles

• "Blinded Souls" 10", featuring remixes by Quantic and Mad Professor (2005, Red Earth Records)
• "Bad Boys" 7', featuring Johnny Clarke (2009, Red Earth Records)
• "Love Fire" 7", featuring Michael Prophet (2009, Red Earth Records)
• "I'll Never Leave / I'm Leaving" 7", featuring Cornel Campbell and Lutan Fyah (2011, Red Earth Records)
• "We're Not Leaving" 7" (2012, Red Earth Records)
• "We're Not Leaving" 12" (2012, Red Earth Records)
• "Goodnight Rico" 7" (2016, Red Earth Records)
• "Nothing Can Stop Us / Take Me High" 7" (2016, Red Earth Records)
• "Speak To My Soul" 10" (2017, Wah Wah 45s)
• "Speak To My Soul Remixed" 12" (2017, Wah Wah 45s)
• "Dis & Dat" 12" (2018, Wah Wah 45s)
• "Sleepwalking (Black Man's Cry) / Natural Mystic" 7" (2018, Wah Wah 45s)
• "Watching The Stars" (2018, Wah Wah 45s)

Compilations featured

• Vibrations from the Motherland ("Crocodiles" featuring Busi Mholongo, 2008, Melt 2000)