| We Are Sent Here by History | ||||
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| Studio album by Shabaka and the Ancestors | ||||
| Released | 13 March 2020 | |||
| Length | 63:58 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
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We Are Sent Here by History is a studio album by British-Barbadian musician Shabaka Hutchings, under his band Shabaka and the Ancestors. It was released on 13 March 2020 under Impulse! Records. [1] [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8/10 [3] |
| Metacritic | 84/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Guardian |  [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8/10 [7] |
| The Skinny | [8] |
We Are Sent Here by History was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 11 reviews. [4]
As Rob Shepherd noted for PostGenre: "As much as history may have sent [the band] to this moment in time, one senses future generations will themselves be looking back to this music in forging their own artistic paths." [9]
All tracks are written by Shabaka Hutchings and Siyabonga Mthembu.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "They Who Must Die" | 10:10 |
| 2. | "You've Been Called" | 6:29 |
| 3. | "Go My Heart, Go to Heaven" | 6:41 |
| 4. | "Behold, the Deceiver" | 6:01 |
| 5. | "Run, the Darkness Will Pass" | 4:08 |
| 6. | "The Coming of the Strange Ones" | 6:28 |
| 7. | "Beast Too Spoke of Suffering" | 2:58 |
| 8. | "We Will Work (On Redefining Manhood)" | 5:24 |
| 9. | "'Til the Freedom Comes Home" | 7:06 |
| 10. | "Finally, the Man Cried" | 5:48 |
| 11. | "Teach Me How to Be Vulnerable" | 2:45 |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] | 81 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] | 90 |
| UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [12] | 3 |
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [13] | 10 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard ) [14] | 23 |
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