{"id":78806,"date":"2021-04-26T18:21:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T17:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/horace-tapscott-the-pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T11:47:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T10:47:39","slug":"horace-tapscott-the-pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/horace-tapscott-the-pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra\/","title":{"rendered":"Nimbus West honors Horace Tapscott &#038; the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra on reissue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The label has shared the group\u2019s 1979 recording, taking us on a journey to the center of spiritual jazz. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the release of <em>Why Don&#8217;t You Listen?<\/em> in 2020, Nimbus West continues its tribute to Horace Tapscott and the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. Founded by Tapscott in 1961, this orchestra consisted of more than 300 musicians, notably including Kamau Daaood, Michael Session and, later on, Kamasi Washington. Its founder stated that the Arkestra&#8217;s mission was &#8220;<em>to preserve and present the music of black composers, dead or alive.<\/em>&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra - LIVE AT CENTURY CITY PLAYHOUSE  9\/9\/79  -  &quot;Leland&#039;s Song&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tAE49NnPpbs?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption> Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra &#8211; LIVE AT CENTURY CITY PLAYHOUSE 9\/9\/79 &#8211; &#8220;Leland&#8217;s Song&#8221; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to this recording, <em>Live at Century City Playhouse 9\/9\/79<\/em>, in Los Angeles, we are able to revisit this seminal sound and immerse ourselves in their signature blend of free jazz, pan-Africanism and spiritual jazz for two hours. This is the first time this record, made from original tapes, has been released on vinyl. It includes photographs and archival texts that explain the context.Pre-order <em>Live at Century City Playhouse 9\/9\/79<\/em> before June 4 via Nimbus West.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order<em> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrbongo.com\/products\/live-at-century-city-playhouse-9-9-79-vinyl-3lp\" target=\"_blank\">Live at Century City Playhouse 9\/9\/79<\/a>,<\/em>  before June 4 via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (s\u2019ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimbuswestrecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nimbus West<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-1010x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"78746\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?attachment_id=78746\" class=\"wp-image-78746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra-73x73.jpg 73w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/a84264da-pan-afrikan-peoples-orchestra.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The label has shared the group\u2019s 1979 recording, taking us on a journey to the center of spiritual jazz. 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