DESCRIPTION:
From the album: Okyerema Asante - Drum Message.
A seminal bit of funky Afrojazz from the DC scene of the 70s! The album features work by Okyerema Asante (Ghanaian master percussionist) and also includes sax work by Plunky Nakabinde -- best known as the leader of the group Oneness Of Juju.
Recorded June 3, 1976 & September 14, 1977 at Arrest Recording Studios in Washington DC. Released on Black Fire Records.
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Okyerema Asante: African Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Chants, Whistles, Bells
Plunky Branch: Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax, Shekere, Vocals, Flute
Muzi Branch: Electric Bass, Shekere
Brian Jackson: Piano
Andrea Thomas: Trap Drums
Judy Spears: Vocals
Iceman Ron Wallace: Vocals
Ras Mel Glover: Electric Guitar
Bilal Suni Ali: Flute
Timothy Hall: Piano, Synthesizer
Sister Tee: Violin
Simbo: Berimbeau, Congas