Louis Moholo-Moholo

• DIGIPACK EDITION

An incredibly spiritual session from percussionist Louis Moholo and his ensemble Viva La Black – recorded on the occasion of a series of concerts in Moholo's homeland of South Africa – and done in a way that's as much a document of the group's trip as it is a recording of the music in the concerts.

Many of the tracks are shorter passages that flow together with longer ones – piecing together the warm spirit and soulful expression allowed to the group during the tour. And the music itself shares in a heritage that runs back through the 60s work of Mingus and Roland Kirk, the 70s experiments of the AACM, and the rich jazz-in-exile work of Moholo himself!

Instrumentation includes percussion, trumpet, saxes, piano, and bass – plus vocals from all the members of the group.

PERSONNEL:

• Louis Moholo - leader, drums, vocals
• Claude Deppa - trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
• Sean Bergin - tenor sax, flute, concertina, vocals
• Toby Delius - tenor sax, vocals
• Jason Yarde - alto sax, vocals
• Thebi Lipere - African percussion
• Pule Pheto - piano
• Roberto Bellatella - double bass

TRACKS:

• 01. Woza
• 02. Nkosi / Sihlangewe
• 03. Lost Opportunities / Ewe Radebe / Ewe Pukwana
• 04. Volunteered Slavery / Ixesha
• 05. Joyful Noise
• 06. What A Wonderful World
• 07. Come Sunday / Duo + One
• 08. Dudu P
• 09. Mica Marc / End Of Man / For The Blue Notes / No Baby Yes Baby
• 10. Ezontakana (Those Little Birds) / Mad High
• 11. I'll Look All Over Afrika For You
• 12. Bird Lives
• 13. Lindewe
• 14. Drum Choir
• 15. Use Less Sugar And Stir Like Hell
• 16. You Ain't Gonna Know Me Cos You Think You Know Me