Drum Message

Recorded at Arrest Studios in Washington D.C. in October 1977 and featuring musicians from Oneness alongside Gil Scott Heron cohort Brian Jackson on piano, Drum Message represents an important milestone for Asante: 'This album really came from my heart. I wanted to project the African spirit in the music and come out with some unique African jazz. To be able to record it on Black Fire was extra special.' The album also involved some serious physical graft: 'The studio was up on the 14th Floor and the elevator was often broken down. I showed up with a van full of African drums and Jimmy Gray from Black Fire and myself had to carry them all the way up there, each day!'.

Disc 1
1: Drum Message
2: Asante Sana
3: Follow Me
4: Sabi
5: Mother Africa
6: Never Fly Away from the Funk

Disc 2
1: Play a Sweet Rhythm On Them Drums
2: Adowa
3: Sabi (Black Fire Mix)
4: Kazi's Awakening
5: To the Ancestors

Number of Discs: 2

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