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Horace Tapscott & The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra Live At Century City Playhouse 9/9/79

Nimbus West Records

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New Audiophile 3×LP (180 GRAM)£80.00
Cut directly from the original master tapes with no process, and issued in a gatefold tip-on sleeve, featuring archival photos.
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Horace Tapscott & The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra – Leland’s Song

1. Jitterbug Waltz
2. Leland’s Song
3. Linda’s Story
4. Listen My Children
5. Raisha’S New Dance
6. Noissesprahs
7. Bibi Mkuu
8. Village Dance

A never before issued recording of Horace Tapscott leading his legendary Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. 'Live at Century City Playhouse 9/9/79' documents the entirety of a 2 hours performance, sprawling across glorious 3xLPs, that rises as one of the most beautiful, striking, and historically important records of that year. A joyous explosion of sound, seeded by social, political, and community-based action, at the juncture of spiritual and free jazz. Essential!

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Horace Tapscott Live At Lobero Vol. II Nimbus West Records

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Linda Hill Lullaby For Linda Nimbus West Records

Linda Hill recorded this LP for Nimbus West, which was originally released in1981 with fellow Arkestra members, including flautist Adele Sebastian; it’s...

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Horace Tapscott & The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra Live At Century City Playhouse 9/9/79

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