{"product_id":"pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra-60-years","title":"PAN AFRIKAN PEOPLES ARKESTRA - 60 Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1961, a giant awoke in South Central Los Angeles: a musically radical, deep-rooted, politically engaged band, its members drawn from the community it represented and served, and its music composed by them alone – \u003cstrong\u003eThe Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra\u003c\/strong\u003e. The brainchild of pianist and composer \u003cstrong\u003eHorace Tapscott\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Arkestra was intended to preserve Black music, nurture Black musicians, and above all contribute positively to community building in South Central LA. \u003cem\u003e60 Years\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates six decades of his radical and uplifting musical and social vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigging deep into the Arkestra’s archives, the album gathers breath-taking unreleased material, including previously unheard compositions, from every stage of the band’s development – from Tapscott’s earliest iterations of the group, recording at home in 1961, to the current incarnation of the band, led by the new generation of young musicians. Tapscott passed on in 1999, but the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra was built to outlast him: over more than half a century it has stayed true to its roots and to Tapscott’s vision, welcoming multiple generations of players into its fold, and celebrating their music. And with current leader \u003cstrong\u003eMekala Session\u003c\/strong\u003e – son of the Arkestra’s veteran altoist Michael Session – at the helm, the Ark is still going strong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e60 Years\u003c\/em\u003e selects a song from every decade of its life, show-casing a musical family tree that includes renowned musicians such as \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Blythe, Dwight Trible, Phil Ranelin, Butch Morris, Kamau Daáood, Sonjia Maia Harper, Nate Morgan, Linda Hill, Adele Sebastian, Michael Session, Jesse Sharps\u003c\/strong\u003e and of course the late, great \u003cstrong\u003eHorace Tapscott\u003c\/strong\u003e himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered from archival sources by the Arkestra’s longstanding engineer Wayne Peet, \u003cem\u003e60 Years\u003c\/em\u003e is presented by The Village – a label operated by members of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. With archival photographs documenting the Arkestra’s history, the album arrives with liner notes featuring track-by-track commentary from Arkestra members past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the words of \u003cstrong\u003eMekala Session\u003c\/strong\u003e, ‘This release is the culmination of 60 years of Black history through sound’. South Central’s musical colossus is still very much awake, and \u003cem\u003e60 Years\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the secrets of the Ark.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE VILLAGE RECORD","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":58296498553177,"sku":"SDZ-47281","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/a1799561080_10.jpg?v=1781528870","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra-60-years","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}