Kahil El’ Zabar, an one-time partner of Nina Simone and Stevie Marvel, is currently leading the Ethnic Heritage Set right into its 50th wedding anniversary. Blending initial structures with variations of standards by the similarity Miles Davis, Open Me, a Greater Awareness of Noise and Spirit proceeds the percussionist, author, and stylist’s endeavor right into what he calls “Great Black Music”: “a strong rhythmic foundation, innovative harmonics and counterpoint, well-balanced interplay and cacophony amongst the players, strong individual soloist, highly developed and studied ensemble dynamics, an in-depth grasp of music history, originality, fearlessness, and deep spirituality.”
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Moor Mom: The Fantastic Bailout [Anti-]
Moor Mom, the ever-mesmerizing jazz vocalist, artist, and poet, probes the covert background of the British slave labor on her 9th cd, The Fantastic Bailout, getting partners consisting of Mary Lattimore, Lonnie Holley, Vijay Iyer, and Angel Bat Dawid. “Displacement and its effects are not discussed enough,” Moor Mom stated in press products. “The PTSD of displacement should be a focus, and as we have the opportunity to learn about things happening in the world, we also have the opportunity to learn about ourselves.”
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Bolis Pupul: Letter to Yu [Deewee]
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