Spirit Man (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanMassively funky work from the mighty Weldon Irvine sublimely cosmic and filled with soul throughout! The vibe here is a bit more focused than on some of Weldon's earlier albums a moody blend of electric keys, heavy percussion, and some slight bits of jazzy solo work by trumpeters Charles Sullivan and Everett Blood Hollins, and saxophonist Sonny Fortune both players who really help the album find some soulful structure!
Some Ra scholars have speculated that the recording was reproduced at the wrong speed-recorded at 3¬
nobody had any idea that the record was merely the start of a musical phenomenon
my life in Manchester with Olya
5 million people can't be wrong
played with everybody from Eddie Harris to Bill Withers to Etta James
Engineered by Julian Cue alongside band member Chris Stephenson and recorded over multiple studio sessions between 2020-2021
I will cry tears of joy cuz after you all one can do is die
Texas to record their first album in over four years and the result is a proud moment in their tradition of rough and tumble storytelling - the kind of writing that never leaves fans wondering whether the band have lived what they're singing about
It's the Koala you know and love
Folk-influenced Pop that belied the teenagedom of the members
The album also contains a stunning version of the title track from the live album Time Fades Away that would not surface until later in 1973
Avenue and Hobart Paving
