Released 1989 | Length 48:51 Release date 1989 | |
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Recorded December 1989 & January 1990 Art Ensemble of Soweto(1990) America - South Africa(1990) Similar Art Ensemble of Chicago albums, Jazz albums | ||
Art Ensemble of Soweto is a 1990 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Amabutho Male Chorus released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, and Don Moye with vocals by Elliot Ngubane, Kay Ngwazene, Welcome "Max" Bhe Bhe, Zacheuus Nyoni and Joe Leguabe.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick describes the album as " very enjoyable recording, possibly the last all-around excellent Art Ensemble release before the group's retrenching after the departure of Joseph Jarman and the untimely death of Lester Bowie".
Track listing
- "Coming Soon" (Bowie) - 1:31
- "African Woman" (Ngubone) - 13:55
- "Fundamental Destiny" (Jarman) - 9:14
- "Fresh Start" (Mitchell) - 6:42
- "Khauleza" (Amabutho Male Chorus) - 2:44
- "The Bottom Line" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 5:33
- "Black Man" (Amabutho Male Chorus) - 9:18
Personnel
Songs
1Coming Soon1:31
2African Woman13:55
3Fundamental Destiny9:15
References
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