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The album cover for Africanism by The Last Poets features at its center a large African mask surrounded by collaged imagery of Black leaders, protest scenes, and cultural icons. Purples, oranges, and yellows are used, while geometric patterns and African motifs frame the artwork.

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The Last Poets’ Africanism Spins Back On Vinyl

Angel Romero November 12, 2025 No Comments Abiodun Oyewole Afrobeat Akinola Adio Oyebola Ayomide Opara Baba Donn Babatunde Courtney Pine Joe Armon-Jones Kaidi Tatham Kunle Justice Musa Mboob Nigerian music The Last Poets The Soothsayers Tony Allen Umar Bin Hassan world music

The Last Poets – Africanism (Africa Seven, 2024/2025 vinyl reissue) The Last Poets have reissued Africanism on vinyl. This formidable recording brings together spoken word…

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Cross-Cultural Fusions Across the Globe

Angel Romero December 30, 2019 Aliocha Regnard Beyond Borders Band Elektra Kurtis Gilbert Mansour Henri-Charles Caget Kim Sanders Manaraf Mika Stolzman Mikarimba Musa Mboob Rootes Wassim Halal world fusion world jazz world music

Taperebá (2019) is a superb new album from Mikarimba, an ensemble of excellent musicians led by Japanese marimba maestra Mika Stolzman. The United States-based act…

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