America – South Africa

This article is about the album. For the bilateral relations between the two sovereign states, see South Africa–United States relations.

America - South Africa
Studio album by
Art Ensemble of Chicago with the Amabutho Male Chorus
Released1990
RecordedDecember, 1989 & January, 1990
GenreJazz
Length48:15
LabelDIW/Columbia
ProducerArt Ensemble of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago chronology
Art Ensemble of Soweto
(1990) 		America - South Africa
(1990) 		Thelonious Sphere Monk
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

America – South Africa is a 1991 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Amabutho Male Chorus released on the Japanese DIW label in association with Columbia Records. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye with vocals by Elliot Ngubane, Kay Ngwazene, Welcome "Max" Bhe Bhe, Zacheuus Nyoni and Joe Leguabe.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn describes the album as a mix of "African rhythms, township melodies, and the Ensemble's usual array of blistering solos, vocal effects, percussive colors, and furious collective improvisations".[2]

Track listing

  1. "U.S. Of A. - U. Of S.A." (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Leguwabe) - 17:56
  2. "Colors One" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 3:52
  3. "Eric T" (Jarman) - 3:11
  4. "You Got It" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 14:12
  5. "America" (Amabutho Male Chorus) - 5:12
  6. "Zola's Smile" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) - 3:52
    • Recorded December 1989 & January 1990 at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic review accessed February 16, 2009.