{"product_id":"hommage-to-africa","title":"Hommage To Africa","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Spiritual Jazz Landmark. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Cry from The Motherland. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRecorded in Paris shortly after the historic Pan-African Festival of Algiers in 1969, \u003ci\u003eHommage To Africa \u003c\/i\u003estands as one of the most transcendent statements of the avant-garde jazz movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMore than an album, it is a ritual of sound - where African consciousness, free jazz, poetry and collective improvisation merge into a hypnotic, spiritual experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLed by drummer Sunny Murray - famed for his groundbreaking work with Albert Ayler and Cecil Taylor - the session unites an extraordinary cast of leading avant-garde voices including Archie Shepp, Roscoe Mitchell, Jeanne Lee, Lester Bowie and Grachan Moncur III. Together, they create music that feels both ancestral and forward-looking: ceremonial percussion, ecstatic horns, floating vocals and deep emotional resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAt the heart of the recording are two expansive compositions: ‘Suns Of Africa’, a mesmerizing, slow-burning, mind-expanding journey, and ‘R.I.P.’, a deeply soulful procession shaped by Black American musical traditions and cosmic freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRooted in the cultural awakening of the late ‘60s, \u003ci\u003eHommage To Africa \u003c\/i\u003erejects colonial narratives and places Africa firmly at the center - as source, inspiration and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTRACKLIST \u003cstrong\u003eLP \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSIDE A\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eSuns Of Africa - Part 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eSuns Of Africa - Part 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSIDE B\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eR.I.P\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eUnity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003cb\u003e CD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eSuns Of Africa - Part 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eSuns Of Africa - Part 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eR.I.P\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eUnity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charly Records Store","offers":[{"title":"LP-Black","offer_id":57670231818623,"sku":"BYG529303","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":57670231851391,"sku":"BYG529303CD","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/7074\/3213\/files\/5061110805256-FrontCover.jpg?v=1780415208","url":"https:\/\/charlydirect.com\/products\/hommage-to-africa","provider":"Charly Records Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}