Asher Gamedze – Constitution

LPx2, International Anthem Recording Co., 2024

featuring spoken word by Fred Moten


Personnel:

Tumi Pheko – cornet
Garth Erasmus – alto saxophone
Jed Petersen – tenor saxophone
Ru Slayen – percussion
Athi Ngcaba – trombone
Tina Mene – vocals
Fred Moten – words
Nobuhle Ashanti – piano
Sean Sanby – upright bass
Asher Gamedze – drums


Style: Free Jazz, Cape Jazz, Avant-Garde Big Band, Black Liberation Music

Moods: Philosophical, Communal, Political, Triumphant, Rebellious, Intertwined, Spiritual

Themes: Dialectical Materialism, Time, Anti-Colonialism, Communism, Liberation, Storytelling

Musical Qualities: Rhythmic, Suite, Polyphonic, Progressive, Thematic, Acoustic, Improvisation, Percussive, Operatic Vocals, Spoken Word



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