Name: African Rock
Brand: Akira Ishikawa and his Count Buffalos

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CNLP 063LP

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Record Store Day 2022 Italy Release

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

8055323521222

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Akira Ishikawa and his Count Buffalos

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Cinedelic Records

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Reissue, originally released in 1971. Japanese jazz drummer Akira Ishikawa has recorded countless albums with the band Count Buffalos, though few are quite as revered and sought-after as 1971 set <i>African Rock</i>. Of his albums, this is certainly the most dazzling and impactful, flawlessly produced. More than "African rock", it is psychedelic spiritual jazz with funky veins; the set is a brilliant blend of Akira Ishikawa's favorite styles with juicy, tribal, and deep percussive elements -- his drums are flanked by Kenji Shiraishi's marimba and Masami Kawahara's percussion -- which in some moments recall Fela Kuti (see the superb "Animals / Mnama") and in many other the electric Miles Davis. He brings a completely new global sound to his music with the inclusion of the electronic component with the "tabbing" of Kimio Mizutani's guitar solos and electric piano accompaniment by the great Hiromasa "Colgen" Suzuki (also on acoustic piano and composition). Undoubtedly one of the best records produced in Japan in the '70s. Unmissable! Fully licensed and remastered from the original tapes. Includes OBI and insert.

African Rock

Music US

Discover African Rock by Akira Ishikawa and his Count Buffalos. Reissue of the revered 1971 album on Cinedelic Records. Psychedelic spiritual jazz with funky veins. LP format, fully licensed and remastered.