Dialectic Soul

by Asher Gamedze

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 July 2020
  • Label: On the Corner
  • Country: South Africa
  • Length: 53:52
  • Community rating: 3.28/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The South African drummer and scholar's debut album intertwines radical political thought with expansive acoustic improvisation. The tracking sessions prominently feature a horn section to articulate themes of black consciousness, colonialism, and spiritual liberation through loose, free-flowing jazz structures.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, avant-garde, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. State of Emergence Suite - Movement One: Thesis (2:42)
  2. State of Emergence Suite - Movement Two: Antithesis (10:39)
  3. State of Emergence Suite - Movement Three: Synthesis (5:33)
  4. Siyabulela (8:22)
  5. Interregnum (5:09)
  6. Eternality (8:55)
  7. Hope in Azania (7:22)
  8. The Speculative Fourth (5:05)

Credits

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