Various Artists - Soul of a Nation 2: Jazz Is the Teacher Funk Is the Preacher (New Vinyl LP)

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.

Tracklist

A1    Art Ensemble Of Chicago* With Fontella Bass–    Theme De Yoyo    9:01
A2    The Har-You Percussion Group–    Welcome To The Party    3:59
B1    The Pharaohs (2)–    Damballa    7:54
B2    Baby Huey–    Hard Times    3:17
B3    James Mason–    Sweet Power Your Embrace    5:23

C1    Byron Morris And Unity–    Kitty Bey    12:22
C2    Funkadelic–    Nappy Dugout    4:33
D1    Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe–    Exchange Part 2 (II)    6:11
D2    Gary Bartz NTU Troop–    Celestial Blues    7:31

E1    Oneness Of Juju–    Space Jungle Funk    9:50
E2    Sarah Webster Fabio–    Work It Out    2:45
F1    Tribe (Wendell Harrison & Phillip Ranelin)*–    Beneficent    7:01
F2    Gil Scott-Heron–    Whitey On The Moon    1:58
F3    Don Cherry–    Brown Rice    5:13