Medasi

by Haki Madhubuti & Nation

Medasi cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Rise
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Poet and publisher Haki R. Madhubuti joined forces with the ensemble Nation for this powerful excursion into spiritual jazz and spoken word. 'Medasi' features deep, polyrhythmic instrumentation that serves as a vibrant backdrop for Madhubuti's politically charged, Afrocentric poetry and calls for social consciousness.

Genres

Descriptors: ritualistic, political, conscious, protest, nationalism

Tracklist

  1. First World
  2. Children
  3. Understand
  4. Rain Forest
  5. Medasi

Credits

  • Haki R. Madhubuti - primary artist
  • Nation: Afrikan Liberation Art Ensemble - primary artist
  • Clarence Seay - bass
  • Agyei Akoto - composed by, lyrics by, music director, composed by, saxophone, flute
  • Geri Allen - composed by, piano
  • Jeff Corbett - drums
  • Karima Amabenemu - other [dancer]
  • Afua Akoto - other [dancer], illustration [back cover]

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