African Rock
by Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos
- Type: Album
- Released: 1971
- Label: Victor
- Country: Japan
- Community rating: 3.59/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Tadataka Nakazawa, Naomi Kawahara, Kunimitsu Inaba, Masami Kawahara, Takeru Muraoka, Kimio Mizutani, Takehisa Suzuki, Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes, Hiromasa Suzuki Trio, Alkylene Quartet, Kenji Shiraishi
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Master percussionist Akira Ishikawa leads the Count Buffalos through a blistering, high-energy session that actively fuses hard-driving jazz-rock with complex African polyrhythms. The incredibly tight instrumental ensemble unleashes heavy fuzz guitars alongside a massive, propulsive percussion section. It stands as a brilliant, fiery example of Japanese jazz musicians exploring global rhythmic traditions.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, rhythmic, melodic
Tracklist
Credits
- Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes - primary artist
- Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos - drums
- Kunimitsu Inaba - electric bass
- Kimio Mizutani - electric guitar
- Hiromasa Suzuki - electric piano
- Kenji Shiraishi - marimba
- Masami Kawahara - percussion
- Naomi Kawahara - percussion