Album artwork for Africa by Pharoah Sanders
Album artwork for Africa by Pharoah Sanders

On the album Africa from 1987 Sanders plays with an all-star line-up consisting of Idris Muhammad, John Hicks and Curtis Lundy. Muhammad brings his trademark tight sense of timekeeping, but with a looseness that we love – and Lundy’s warm soulful bass does more than enough to give the set a sound bottom- all this while Hick’s free lyrical piano works nicely with Sander’s spiritual horn.

The brilliant ‘Africa sessions’ features the quartet at their best...soulful but also searching for a strong groove at the same time. The music here is less ornamented than on most of Sanders’ studio recordings, where sextets, septets or larger lineups have been the norm, but this brilliant effort here remains every bit as compelling. Pharoah and his crew play with the utmost sensitivity and give a demonstration that shows us the full extent of their skills.

Pharoah Sanders

Africa

Tidal Waves Music
Album artwork for Africa by Pharoah Sanders
LPx2

£34.99

Double 180 Gram Vinyl.

Black
Released 08/04/2022Catalogue Number

MOVLP2947

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Album artwork for Africa by Pharoah Sanders
LPx2 +

£37.99

Double 180 Gram Vinyl. Individually Numbered.

Marbled Orange and Black

Limited to 1000 copies
Released 21/07/2023Catalogue Number

MOVLP2947O

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Pharoah Sanders

Africa

Tidal Waves Music
Album artwork for Africa by Pharoah Sanders
LPx2

£34.99

Double 180 Gram Vinyl.

Black
Released 08/04/2022Catalogue Number

MOVLP2947

Learn more
Album artwork for Africa by Pharoah Sanders
LPx2 +

£37.99

Double 180 Gram Vinyl. Individually Numbered.

Marbled Orange and Black

Limited to 1000 copies
Released 21/07/2023Catalogue Number

MOVLP2947O

Learn more

On the album Africa from 1987 Sanders plays with an all-star line-up consisting of Idris Muhammad, John Hicks and Curtis Lundy. Muhammad brings his trademark tight sense of timekeeping, but with a looseness that we love – and Lundy’s warm soulful bass does more than enough to give the set a sound bottom- all this while Hick’s free lyrical piano works nicely with Sander’s spiritual horn.

The brilliant ‘Africa sessions’ features the quartet at their best...soulful but also searching for a strong groove at the same time. The music here is less ornamented than on most of Sanders’ studio recordings, where sextets, septets or larger lineups have been the norm, but this brilliant effort here remains every bit as compelling. Pharoah and his crew play with the utmost sensitivity and give a demonstration that shows us the full extent of their skills.