``A recording project from '87, forming part of the same series which began several volumes earlier with the very rare Black United Frontliners . This particular volume also features a wide variety of group and musicians, such as The New World Percussion Ensemble, an eight piece band coming on like a cross between Leon Thomas, Burning Spear & War, on \"Land Of The Drum\". Spoken Afro-poetry on \"Fancy Footwork\" from Phavia Kujichagulia, sweet jazz vocals from The Wobogo Jazz Ensemble and an assortment of musical experiments with proto-rap, spoken word mixed with solo sax etc. . This one is a really #rare Jazz Compilation. The track B1, \"The Times\" is a boombastic Hip Hop track. It sounds very homemade, with life sounding Raps and a lot of cuts and scratches; not wannabe Hip Hop, definitely super fresh!!! No melodies....but a fat hard Hip Hop 85-86 style. Not easy to get as they don't pressed many!!``
Various – Frontliners '87
Label: Undercurrent Records – CR-1097
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Afrobeat, Hip Hop, Cool Jazz
Tracklist
A1 –The New World Percussion Ensemble º º Land Of The Drum 0:00
A2 –Phavia Kujichagulia º º Fancy Footwork 5:45
A3 –Bird/Trane/Sco Now! º º We, The Future 11:26
A4 –Lloyd C. Daniel º º Common Knowledge 18:06
B1 –Di-Ra Boys º º The Times 22:19
B2 –Kalamu Chache º º Once, There Lived A People 28:57
B3 –The Wobogo Jazz Ensemble º º Reach For The Sky 33:11
B4 –Ground Level º º Ring Down Apartheid 36:13
Notes
℗ 1987 Undercurrent Records Kansas City, Missouri 64130
Album Project coordinated by Leon Dixon & compiled by Chapman Recording Studio K.C. Mo.
Cover Art by: Ernest T. Ross
Graphics, layout and design by Jessica L. Henderson & \"Unlimited Source\"
