NDIKHO XABA & THE NATIVES s/t LP NEW Nomusa Daru 'Baba' Plunky Nkabinde Shalaba
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NDIKHO XABA & THE NATIVES
‘Self-Titled'
Vinyl Music Record LP!
Special Pressing - African Free Jazz!
AFRICAN GUITAR MUSIC!
Brand New, Unsealed & Unplayed
REVOLUTIONARY 1971 SOUTH AFRICAN / BAY AREA SPIRITUAL JAZZ MASTERPIECE!
You are bidding on a brand new copy of the amazing ’self-titled’ Lp from African jazz masters - Ndikho Xaba and the Natives!
This record is a vital musical document for one and all who want to save rock 'n' roll! Buy it and thank me later!
Ndikho Xaba left South Africa in 1964, an exile from his homeland who eventually found his place in San Francisco’s vibrant spiritual jazz scene of the late 60s. A songwriter, bandleader, pianist, and inventor of percussion and woodwind instruments, Xaba played alongside contemporaries like Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and Sun Ra. But it was on the single album he recorded in the US, self-released in an edition of 100 copies in 1971, that Xaba realized his unique vision.
Backed by a band that included Plunky Branch and Lon Moshe (Oneness of Juju and Black Fire label), Xaba bridged the Black Atlantic, connecting the music of Africa with the most brilliant lights of the Diaspora, and drawing a line between the Black Power movement of the US and the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
Across five songs, Xaba and the band move through spiritual invocations, wrenching soul, and dizzying layers of rhythm knocked out on homemade instruments. The album is a critical political and historical document, and one of our favorite spiritual jazz albums of all time.
Released in collaboration with Matsuli Music and Nomusa Xaba, Ndikho's partner, a poet, storyteller, album-cover artist, and namesake of the stunning track immortalizing her name. This is a re-issue of the remastered 2015 release by Matsuli Music, pressed on 160gm vinyl, including booklet with rare photographs and concert bills, personal recollections from Plunky Branch, and extensive liner notes by Francis Golding and the great Thulani Davis, who was a part of Xaba's musical community.
Tracks are:
- Shwabada
- Freedom
- Flight
- Nomusa
- Makhosi
Lp record is brand new! Winning bidder to pay for U.S.P.S. shipping, international bidders please e-mail me for international rates. Payment must be received within 10 days of closing auction date. Payment by PAYPAL! Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions of concerns. Thanks and happy bidding
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