Soul Of A Nation: Jazz Is The Teacher, Funk Is The Preacher -- Afro-Centric Jazz, Street Funk And The Roots Of Rap In The Black Power Era 1969-75 Vinyl Record

Soul Jazz Records’ new release ‘Soul of a Nation: Jazz is the Teacher, Funk is the Preacher’ is a powerful collection of radical jazz, street funk and proto-rap made in the era of Black Power (1969-75). This is the second ‘Soul of a Nation’ album featuring ground-breaking African-American artists exploring new Afro-Centric poly-rhythmical styles of music alongside Black Power and civil-rights inspired notions of self-definition, self-respect and self-empowerment in their own lives.

1. Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yoyo 2. The Har-You Percussion Group – Welcome To The Party 3. The Pharaohs – Damballa 4. Baby Huey – Hard Times 5. James Mason – Sweet Power Your Embrace 6. Byron Morris and Unity – Kitty Bey 7. Funkadelic – Nappy Dugout 8. Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe – Exchange Part 2 (II) 9. Gary Bartz NTU Troop – Celestial Blues 10. Oneness Of Juju – Space Jungle Funk 11. Sarah Webster Fabio – Work It Out 12. Tribe (Wendell Harrison & Phillip Ranelin) – Beneficent 13. Gil Scott-Heron – Whitey On The Moon 14. Don Cherry – Brown Rice

• Format Detail: 3LP w/ DL
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Pop