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28/05/2024

𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫 & 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲
‘𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞’ 𝐍. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!

Visionary Chicago legend & tenor sax colossus share an extraordinary spiritual connection, built on 4 decades of exceptional explorations in the varied realms of spiritual jazz. They continue their quest of spirit and true musical freedom through the fluidity of their communication. 💎

They’re celebrating their long term friendship with this tour since the two giants have been exchanging spiritual energy for more than 40 years. “We met on a basketball court in 1975, and it was just a real good vibration,” El’Zabar recalls. “From the first time we met, we were able to play together on the same team. We had the ability to see each other’s spaces.”

The Chicago legend explains how their shared history informs their musical rapport “in practising and being ready for the telepathy, because in the moment, we don’t know exactly what’s going to happen”.

Their duo performances are pure expression of musical mastery in its highest form, a not-to-be-missed opportunity to witness this incredible experience!💎

5/28 CHICAGO (IL)
5/29 GRAND RAPIDS (MN) FOREST STAR THEATER
5/30+31 TORONTO (ON)
6/1 DETROIT (MD)
6/3 WASHINGTON (DC)
6/4 RICHMOND (VA)
6/5 PHILADELPHIA (PA)
6/7 BALTIMORE (MD)
6/8 NEW YORK (NY)
6/11 LA (CA)
6/13 HEALDSBURG (CA)
6/15 OAKLAND (CA) EAST OAKLAND ARTS CENTER
6/16 SAN FRAN (CA) .beckett
6/17 LA (CA)
6/18 BERKELEY (CA)
6/19 KELOWNA (BC)SKIN & BONES MUSIC SERIES
6/20 VANCOUVER (BC)
6/21 PORTLAND (OR)
6/22 OAKLAND (CA) BLACK ARTS COLLECTIVE

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05/05/2024

𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌊

A 2-hour journey into Ambient & Spiritual Jazz by Mark Gallagher with Spiritmuse releases ft. our latest release, ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’ by ‘s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, ’s ‘Everyone’s Children’ and ‘Spirit of France’. It also features incredible music by , , Joshua Abrams’ , John Tchicai and more.💎

Deep listening, spiritual jazz, spiritual avant-garde, ambient and meditative sounds.

Enjoy!
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https://www.mixcloud.com/madonjazz/ambient-spiritual-jazz-by-mark-gallagher/

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03/05/2024

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, this monthly worldwide celebration of independent music, directly supporting the artists and labels with this amazing initiative that strongly resonates with our label’s ethos!

And it’s a special one, as celebrates its’ 40th Bandcamp Friday, and the last one for the next few months before they recommence in September!

Bandcamp Fridays began in March of 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the shuttering of venues led to a loss of vital tour revenue for artists. Bandcamp Fridays—on which Bandcamp waives its revenue share and passes the funds directly to artists & labels!

Huge props to Bandcamp for being one of the champions of independent music and one of the conduits for supporting the flourishing of a wide diversity of sound. 🤍

Here’s a selection of Spritmuse releases and other phenomenal albums for your consideration 💎

Artwork on Spiritmuse releases by 🌊

https://spiritmuserecords.bandcamp.com
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01/05/2024

We’re excited to announce ‘𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐛𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚’, a unique collaboration between two incredible artists - 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐝 and 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢.

The album is a journey in sound and sisterhood rooted in the artists’ historical research of an ancient stone circle in Nabta Playa, a deeply sacred astrological and ceremonial site in the remote deserts of southern Egypt.

Recorded between Angel’s home city of Chicago and at Naima’s family home in Sweden, the album came to be after a series of alignments between the artists in music, learning and guidance from valued elders in their musical communities.

Both artists need no introduction - is a highly acclaimed Black American composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and educator who is fearlessly “shaping the future of music” (as championed by Pitchfork). (aka Karlsson) is an interdisciplinary artist, musician and composer from London, led by interests in improvisation and the relationships between language, image, symbol and sound - combined with her ongoing work with the archives of her grandparents Moki & Don Cherry.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐧.💎

1 & 2: Angel Bat Dawid and Naima Nefertari by
3: Ancient calendar circle at Nabta Playa by Mike P Shepherd

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20/04/2024

𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐢 - 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞

Five years ago on Record Store Day in April 2019, we released this ultra-rare private press spiritual jazz holy grail, Abdullah Sami’s Peace of Time.💎This masterpiece from New York’s ‘70s underground Loft Jazz scene has acquired mythical status by now. Originally released in 1978 by the artist himself in just 300 copies, ‘Peace of Time’ and the story of Abdullah Mudon Sami is the true stuff of legend!

Peace of Time is hailed as a true gem of the NY Loft Jazz scene, “a fiercely independent US scene defined by its radical politics, artist-run labels, and blisteringly creative – not to mention hugely collectable – records”, eloquently put by Paul Bowler in a special feature for Record Collector. The proof is the 1977 flyer of Abdullah Sami’s Peace of Time live performance in NYC featuring legendary loft jazz musicians Bill Bang, William Parker and Earl Freeman to name a few!

There’s a touching story behind this album and how it was re-released and finally got the recognition it deserves! It even restored Abdullah Sami’s passion for his sax, leading him to revisit his spiritual jazz sounds from the late ‘70s and further explore new artistic avenues.

So there’s more to follow in this wonderful story illustrating the incredible power of music! Thanks to everyone who supported it, we’re honoured to be its conduit. 💎

Because now, more than ever in this world, we need Peace of Time 🕊️

Last copies left
https://abdullahmsami.bandcamp.com/
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DOCUMENTS:
Abdullah Sami in Chicago 5 years ago in SEP 2023, flyers designed by Abdullah Sami for live performances of Peace of Time in NYC at the New Rican Village Center for the Arts in 1977 and at Ali’s Alley in 1978, together with photos of the 2019 album edition

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15/04/2024

“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞.”

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟓𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 !💎

”Percussionist, cultural torchbearer and bandleader sat for a photo shoot in his expansive creative workspace in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, a space he shares with his partner, installation artist “🌊

“The inspiration came from Gjon Mili’s 1949 images of Picasso painting in light in a ceramics studio. After all, El’Zabar’s unapologetic stance as a freestanding artist isn’t a million miles from Pablo, both blazing iconoclastic trails”, states Michael Jackson.

“The Ethnics are not esoteric with a studied
kind of audience connection,” says Kahil El’Zabar. “Within our uniquely limited instrumentation, we can get people loud and excited, hold them into a feeling of dance, access entertaining aspects of joy in a performance.”

EHE collaborators bear witness to this unique form of experience and expression: “The thing that struck me with Kahil and the cats,” Ali says, “is the energy and intentionality behind everything. It’s something that drew me to free playing/improvised music, but I rarely experience in jazz generally.“

Don’t miss Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble special celebration at London, ft , .harding.75054 and on THU 16 MAY!

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞, 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭

GET TICKETS
https://dice.fm/event/875vr-kahil-elzabar-ethnic-heritage-ensemble-16th-may-union-chapel-london-tickets
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17/03/2024

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝟓𝟎. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝟓𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 - 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐞 💎

“ chants hypnotically over cycling grooves, usually tinged with the sound of the kalimba (a thumb piano similar to the mbira). It’s the music of higher communion. Listeners don’t have to be believers to feel that, viscerally.” - Hannah Edgar

Photo by Terrence Antonio James for Chicago Tribune

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫 - 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐍 💎

“Over the past five decades, Kahil eschewed the traditional jazz ensemble in favor of groups comprising mainly percussion, horns, and reeds. The result was a distinctive sound he honed, —a sound that is equally harmonic and melodic as it is layered with complex rhythms, and which has been called ‘spiritual’ or ‘improvisational.’ But that doesn’t sufficiently capture it. It’s multidimensional, multidirectional, evocative, and progressive. It is ubiquitous and sparse, divine and secular.”
“Simply put, it is Black music in its purest state.” - Shannon J. Effinger,

Read more here:
https://www.spin.com/2024/03/kahil-elzabar-interview/

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Incredible features on the Chicago Tribune and Spin magazine on Kahil El’Zabar and his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, celebrating their 50th Anniversary with the release of ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’!
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Don’t miss the amazing opportunity to celebrate with the band today, with an album listening session and a live performance taking place in Chicago today!

SUN 17 MAR 6-9pm Free entry 🤍

Phenomenal tapestry and Art Direction by

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08/03/2024

𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 ‘𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞, 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭’ 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! 💎

Celebrating 50 years of Kahil El'Zabar I.S.’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music.

‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’ is a new EHE sound, a joyous honouring of portent new directions; With long-term collaborators & renowned masters Corey Wilkes on trumpet and Alex Harding on baritone sax, and featuring James Sanders, Violin on violin & viola and Ishmael Ali on cello, ‘Open Me’ is a visionary journey into deep roots and future routes, a milestone anniversary celebration and a statement of future intent; this is spiritual Ancient / Future / Music for the Now.

Congratulations to Kahil El’Zabar and his EHE for their new, exquisite creative masterpiece! 💎

LISTEN / STREAM: https://spiritmuserecords.lsnto.me/ehe50
2 x LP / CD / DIGITAL: https://ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com/

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"Though [‘Open Me’] celebrates 50 years of his first band, it also unpacks the evolution of Black music through the lens of hypnotic soul.” — Marcus J. Moore, The New York Times

“Pièce de résistance” — Gilles Peterson, BBC 6

"It’s at the beginning of opener 'All Blues,' … that you realize there’s something solemn and profoundly sacred at play. Lots of jazz albums bear such lofty and evocative titles. This one, begins living up to it within 20 seconds.” — Michael J. West, Bandcamp Daily

"El Zabar has been making fine music for over half a century, and… has indeed taken his sound to a higher consciousness" — Kevin Le Gendre, Jazzwise

Tapestry and Art Direction by Nep Sidhu

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https://ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com/album/open-me-a-higher-consciousness-of-sound-and-spirit

12 track album

06/03/2024

Kahil El'Zabar I.S. Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
50th Anniversary new album, ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’ is Bandcamp’s Album of the Day !

Congratulations to legend Kahil El Zabar and his EHE Corey Wilkes & Alex Harding, fly James Sanders, Violin and Ishmael Ali!

Thank you Michael J. West and Bandcamp Daily!

Read here:

https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/kahil-el-zabar-ethnic-heritage-ensemble-open-me-review

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Fifty years into their career, the jazz ensemble remains triumphant.

06/03/2024

𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫, 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝

“Though [‘Open Me’] celebrates 50 years of his first band, it also unpacks the evolution of Black music through the lens of hypnotic soul. ‘All Blues’ reimagines the Miles Davis classic by paring down the horn section and giving it a walking drum line to actually sound like the blues. ‘The Whole World,’ a gospel standard, is modernized through rhythmic funk-adjacent drums and looping horns by the trumpeter Corey Wilkes and the saxophonist Alex Harding. Where Les McCann and Eddie Harris’s ‘Compared to What’ is a grand affair with soaring piano chords and lively vocals, El’Zabar’s version is quiet and introspective, the sound of a man softly taking stock of modern-day America.” — Marcus J. Moore, The New York Times

“[‘Open Me’] not only celebrates the lineage of Black music, it takes pride in his own longevity.” — Marcus J. Moore, The New York Times

Spiritual jazz legend ‘s phenomenal feature by for the 💎

On newspapers today, have a read!
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/arts/music/kahil-elzabar-ethnic-heritage-ensemble-open-me.html
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Photos by for The New York Times

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08/02/2024

𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝’𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞💎

Celebrating 50 years of ‘s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music, is featuring the spiritual jazz legend on his latest issue, ahead of the release of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s new album, ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’ and while the celebratory N.American tour is in full force during Black History Month!

“Chicago is producing great musicians, younger players such as trumpeter who, along with baritone saxophonist .harding.75054 , can be heard on the last several EHE albums on Spiritmuse - which next month will be releasing the ravishingly beautiful new album by the group, Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit.”

Thank you George Grella and The New York City Jazz Record for the beautiful, insightful feature!

Read it here:
http://nycjazzrecord.com/
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Cover photo by Ave Pildas Photography

Don’t miss the much anticipated performance in New York as part of their of phenomenal tour, tomorrow FRIDAY 9 FEB in Brooklyn!

16/01/2024

💎𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 - 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞💎

The second offering from the new, phenomenal forthcoming album by spiritual jazz legend Kahil El'Zabar I.S.'s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’, 'Return of the Lost Tribe' stands as a powerful testament to their legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music.

Both invigorating and spiritually resonant, it’s an EHE classic, composed by El’Zabar during the Ensemble’s historic early days. It was originally recorded in the 2000s by a group of Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians masters under El’Zabar’s leadership, incl. Malachi Favors, Joseph Jarman, Kalaparusha Maurice Mcyntyer, and Adegoke Steve Colson. El’Zabar explains “The music intends to convey that something powerful and inspired is returning, or coming around again with inspired vigor and wisdom… ’Return of The Lost Tribe' speaks to the remembrance of glory that will come again in the present, once we acquire the knowledge to tap into it.”

This instrumental tour de force is performed fearlessly by the spiritual jazz shaman and the current EHE long-term collaborators and renowned masters - Corey Wilkes on trumpet and Alex Harding on baritone sax, also featuring James Sanders, Violin on violin and viola, and Ishmael Ali on cello. This is a deep, meaningful explosive sonic journey, a triumphant ‘return of the lost tribe’ to a music lineage that transcends space and time, and a powerful statement of their commitment to Ancient / Future / Music.

LISTEN
spiritmuserecords.lsnto.me/returnofthelosttribe

WATCH
https://youtu.be/NjoQZmiJgNc

Video (shot and produced) by Christopher Andrew, Stoptime Live

ft the tapestry ‘The Sound Sculpture Forms & Knowledge of Kahil El’Zabar’ by Nep Sidhu

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https://youtu.be/NjoQZmiJgNc

https://ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com/The second offering from the new, phenomenal forthcoming album by Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, ‘Ope...

17/12/2023

💎𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 💎

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟓𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜

From their forthcoming new album, 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞, 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, this is a joyous honouring of portent new directions of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble; it’s a visionary journey into deep roots and future routes, channeling traditions old and new, as the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble continues affirming their indelible, half-century presence within the continuum of Great Black Music.

The EHE constantly shifts gears and tempos in a jazz-blues continuum, in perpetual spontaneity, and “Compared To What” is a powerful statement on their incomparable sound. It’s a deeply funky read of Eugene McDaniel’s eternal protest song first recorded by Robert Flack, and later, Les McCann and Eddie Harris. Featuring vocals and kalimba by Kahil El'Zabar I.S., backed by bassist Alex Harding, the EHE’s “Compared To What” is 8 minutes of contemplative, dynamic rhythms combined with El’Zabar’s deep captivating vocals, and accompanying horn and string cacophony that tunes the listener to their higher consciousness.

“Compared To What’ was my father, Clifton Blackburn Sr’s favorite tune,” says El’Zabar. “On Saturdays he would play jazz all day, and later in the evening, he would s**t, sing rhythms, and then he and I would improvise together on the grooves that he taught me. It was all ‘Compared to What.’”

Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble with Corey Wilkes & Alex Harding
ft James Sanders, Violin & Ishmael Ali

WATCH!
https://youtu.be/eOfq6F6BxSA

Video (shot and produced) by Christopher Andrew, Stoptime Live

Tapestry and Album Art Direction by Nep Sidhu

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Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is celebrating 50 Years of their Legacy and Unwavering Contribution to Great Black Music with a new album, 'Open Me...

30/11/2023

💎Announcing 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞, 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 💎

Celebrating 50 Years of The EEthnic Heritage Ensembles Legacy
and Unwavering Contribution to Great Black Music

‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’ is a new Ethnic Heritage Ensemble sound, constantly shifting gears and tempos in a jazz-blues continuum, in perpetual spontaneity, combining their meaningful music history with an innovative approach to arrangements, performance and improvisation.

Open Me is a joyous honouring of portent new directions of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble; it’s a visionary journey into deep roots and future routes, channeling traditions old and new.

Few creative music units can boast such longevity, and fewer still are touring as energetically and recording with the verve of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. With Chicago legend and spiritual jazz master KKahil El'Zabar I.S.at the helm, accompanied by phenomenal CCorey Wilkeson trumpet and the extraordinary Alex Harding on baritone sax, EHE are on their strongest formation yet!

For Open Me, El’Zabar has chosen to push the sound of the EHE in a new direction by adding string instruments — cello, played by Ishmael Ali, and violin/viola played by JJames Sanders, Violin The addition of strings opens new textural resonances and timbral dimensions in the Ensemble’s sound, linking the work to the tradition of improvising violin and cello from Ray Nance to Billy Bang, Leroy Jenkins, and Abdul Wadud.

As a milestone anniversary celebration and a statement of future intent, Open Me effortlessly carries El’Zabar’s healing vision of Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit.

This is Ancient / Future Music for the Now and Beyond.

Check the new album and read more here:
https://ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com/

Listen here: https://spiritmuserecords.lsnto.me/ehe50

Watch lead single, 'Compared to What'
https://youtu.be/eOfq6F6BxSA

Listen to 'Compared to What' here:
https://spiritmuserecords.lsnto.me/comparedtowhat

Tapestry and album Art Direction by Nep Sidhu

EHE photo and video by Christopher Andrew, Stoptime Live

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21/11/2023

1 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃 𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘 🪷

We’re remembering David Ornette Cherry today, a year on from his departure from this earthly plane. 🌍

We’re celebrating his unique, joyful, incomparable and extremely talented spirit and presence, and his incredible legacy on music, philosophy and practicing kindness.

We miss you David Ornette!
May you rest in eternal Peace🤍💎🕊️

Photos:
1. David Ornette Cherry during the press photo shoot of his album ‘Organic Nation Listening Club (The Continual)’ while playing the douss’n’ gouni
2. David Ornette Cherry in Portland
3. Tribute to Don Cherry - David Ornette’s historic and final performance at the Barbican on the EFG LONDON Jazz Festival with ‘s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and members of the Cherry family (photo: Emile Holba)
4. David Ornette in London, NOV 2022
5. David Ornette with his father Don Cherry in Sweden (courtesy of
6. David Ornette looking awesome in Denmark , OCT 2022

18/11/2023

We’re so excited with this phenomenal new release by Andre 3000! New Blue Sun arrived yesterday and is already opening new pathways and possibilities for spiritual avant garde, meditative, expansive and mindful music to wider audiences! 🔵

It features some of Los Angeles’ best jazz and avant garde musicians: chief collaborator Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau and especially our own Surya Botofasina (who has also co-written some of the tracks)💎

As Jeff Weiss writes on the Guardian, “The journey to New Blue Sun was sparked by a chance encounter with Niño, a venerable figure in LA’s experimental music scene, at a Venice supermarket. The composer, producer and percussionist invited André to a performance that night, at which Niño and friends played the music of Alice Coltrane. André had been listening to her all week and interpreted this as a sign.

“He’s incredibly humble,” says Niño, who served as the chief collaborator and unofficial executive producer of New Blue Sun. “He considers himself new to all of this, even if he inspired a lot of these musicians at the sessions. Even if this isn’t hip-hop per se, it’s a continuation of his approach: the same breath control, ingenuity, experimentation and creativity.”

When lockdown lifted, André trekked to Niño’s garage studio in Canoga Park for two four-hour sessions in trio and quartet formation. Six months later, André called Niño to tell him that he had been listening nonstop to their recordings and wanted to pursue that direction. From there, they recorded endless hours of music together. At Niño’s invitation, the elite talents of the LA experimental scene came on board.”

The rest is history.

Congratulations to , Carlos Niño, , - thank you for your vision, creativity and unifying energy in music, oneness and spirit 💎

Andre 3000 New Blue Sun:
https://andre3000.lnk.to/newbluesun

Surya Botofasina Everyone’s Children:
https://tr.ee/suryabotofasina

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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐭 💎 Indescribable magical moments by @kahilelzabar and his Ehtnic Heritage Ensemble at @gillespeterson ‘s Impressions at @fondationmaeght last night! 🤍 This incredible initiative by Gilles Peterson to resurrect the legendary Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, the mythical nights that saw Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor and Sun Ra grace the institute’s garden with historic performances in the late 60’s and early 70’s. And last night was no different! There couldn’t be a better choice than the spiritual jazz legend Kahil El’Zabar and his group of acclaimed masters @coreywilkesmuzik, @alex.harding.75054 and @ishmaelalimusic to join this historic, elite group in the ‘Garden of Giants’! Especially when celebrating 50 years of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music! There were so many special moments, but this one captures the ritual we all partook in, led by the spiritual jazz shaman El’Zabar!🪐 Kudos and gratitude to Gilles Peterson for continuously enriching and furthering the cultural and musical landscape in more ways than one!💎 @arnaudgranet @francesca_xavier _________________________________ #GillesPeterson #KahilElZabar #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #EHE50 #Impressions #FondationsMaeght #DeepListening #SpiritualJazz #AvantGarde #SpiritualGroove #GreatBlackMusic #ChicagoJazz #HealingMusic #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #Jazz #SpiritmuseRecords #London #Chicago #MusicForTheSpirit

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𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 💎 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞, 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥, 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝟏𝟔 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 Celebrating 50 years of @kahilelzabar ‘s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music with a series of phenomenal shows across Europe and a special LONDON date on Thursday 16 May at the @unionchapeluk !💎 The Chicago legend will be bringing his uplifting, transforming and healing sounds to London for an extraordinary performance with the mighty Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, combining their meaningful music history with an innovative approach to arrangements, performance and improvisation. The spiritual jazz colossus Kahil El’Zabar, will be joined by EHE mainstays the brilliant @coreywilkesmuzik on trumpet and ferocious @alex.harding.75054 on baritone sax, feat. the incredible @ishmaelalimusic on cello. We’ll be celebrating the album release of the “ravishingly beautiful” masterpiece ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’, you don’t want to miss this one!🌊 Ancient / Future / Music for the Now. GET TICKETS https://dice.fm/event/875vr-kahil-elzabar-ethnic-heritage-ensemble-16th-may-union-chapel-london-tickets l i n k i n b i o @arnaudgranet @agmp.co.uk _________________________________ #KahilElZabar #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #50thAnniversary #EHE50 #OpenMe #HigherConsciousness #SoundandSpirit #LondonLiveShow #DeepListening #SpiritualJazz #AvantGarde #SpiritualGroove #GreatBlackMusic #ChicagoJazz #HealingMusic #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #Jazz #NepSidhu #SpiritmuseRecords #Lond

𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 ‘𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞, 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭’ 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘! 💎Celebrating 50 years of Kahil El'Zabar I.S..’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music. ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’ is a new EHE sound, a joyous honouring of portent new directions; With long-term collaborators & renowned masters Corey Wilkes on trumpet and Alex Harding on baritone sax, and featuring James Sanders, Violin on violin & viola and Ishmael Ali on cello, ‘Open Me’ is a visionary journey into deep roots and future routes, a milestone anniversary celebration and a statement of future intent; this is spiritual Ancient / Future / Music for the Now. Congratulations to Kahil El’Zabar and his EHE for their new, exquisite creative masterpiece! 💎 *****LISTEN / STREAM: https://spiritmuserecords.lsnto.me/ehe50 ***** 2 x LP / CD / DIGITAL: https://ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com/*****"Though [‘Open Me’] celebrates 50 years of his first band, it also unpacks the evolution of Black music through the lens of hypnotic soul.” — Marcus J. Moore, The New York Times *****“ ‘Pièce de résistance” — Gilles Peterson, BBC 6 *****It’s at the beginning of opener 'All Blues,' … that you realize there’s something solemn and profoundly sacred at play. Lots of jazz albums bear such lofty and evocative titles. This one, begins living up to it within 20 seconds.” — Michael J. West, Bandcamp Daily *****". “El Zabar has been making fine music for over half a century, and… has indeed taken his sound to a higher consciousness" — Kevin Le Gendre, Jazzwise. *****Tapestry and Art Direction by

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🤍 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 • 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞 🤍 Celebrating 50 years of 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞’s legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music with ‘𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞’ the third and title track from their phenomenal forthcoming new album. ‘Open Me’ is a deep, meaningful track, composed by @kahilelzabar in honour of the EHE’s 50th anniversary celebrations formidable career, as a reflection of the journey, elevated purpose and consciousness of the EHE. The spiritual jazz legend shares with us his inspiration and message: “Open Me is a meditation upon the acceptance of abundant possibilities. I wrote this music as an entry into humble beginnings of openness, where we can once again be free and let go of all barriers.” ‘Open Me’ is performed by El’Zabar (he’s performing many of the instruments on this track) with contributions from the current lineup of the Ensemble: @coreywilkesmuzik (trumpet, percussion), @alex.harding.75054 (baritone sax), ft @jamessandersviolin (violin and viola) and @ishmaelalimusic (cello). As a true spiritual master, Kahil El’Zabar is guiding us into a higher consciousness of sound and spirit. It is for this reason that ‘Open Me’ is released on Valentine’s Day, to bring new dimensions and awareness into elevated forms of higher Love. 💎 LISTEN: https://spiritmuserecords.lsnto.me/openme PRE-ORDER 2XLP VINYL: https://ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com/ l i n k s i n b i o 🎵 VIDEO: Shot by Alex Brescanu Edited & Directed by Christopher Andrew @stoptimelive Spiritmuse Records 🔴 Music for the Spirit #KahilElZabar #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #50thAnniversary #EHE50 #OpenMe #HigherConsciousness #SoundandSpirit #Co

💎𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 - 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞💎 The second offering from the new, phenomenal forthcoming album by spiritual jazz legend @kahilelzabar ‘s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’, ‘Return of the Lost Tribe’ stands as a powerful testament to their legacy & unwavering contribution to Great Black Music. Both invigorating & spiritually resonant, it’s an EHE classic, composed by El’Zabar during the Ensemble’s historic early days. It was originally recorded in the 2000s by a group of Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians masters under El’Zabar’s leadership, incl. Malachi Favors, Joseph Jarman, Kalaparusha Maurice Mcyntyer & Adegoke Steve Colson. El’Zabar explains “The music intends to convey that something powerful and inspired is returning, or coming around again with inspired vigor and wisdom… ’Return of The Lost Tribe’ speaks to the remembrance of glory that will come again in the present, once we acquire the knowledge to tap into it.” This instrumental tour de force is performed fearlessly by the spiritual jazz shaman & the current EHE long-term collaborators - @coreywilkesmuzik on trumpet and @alex.harding.75054 on baritone sax, also ft @jamessandersviolin on violin/ viola & @ishmaelalimusic Ali on cello. This is a deep, meaningful explosive sonic journey, a triumphant ‘return of the lost tribe’ to a music lineage that transcends space and time & a powerful statement of their commitment to Ancient / Future / Music. LISTEN spiritmuserecords.lsnto.me/returnofthelosttribe WATCH https://youtu.be/NjoQZmiJgNc l i n k s i n b i o 🎵 Video by Christopher Andrew @stoptimelive ft the tapestry ‘The Sound Sculpture Forms & Knowledge of Kahil El’Zabar’ b

We’re celebrating 2023’s Spirit Music highlights, before saying farewell to a phenomenal year in music, culture and art 💎 (chronological order) @kahilelzabar ‘s ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE, SPIRIT GATHERER • Tribute to Don Cherry ft @dwighttrible & @davidornettecherry @mokicherryofficial phenomenal (and first) HERE AND NOW exhibition at the ICA, London @naima_nefertari M.O.K.I, Kahil El’Zabar’s mind-blowing improvised conduction at the ICA, as part of MOKI CHERRY’s show activation, and featuring the upcoming elite of London, US and worldwide musicians KAHIL EL’ZABAR’S ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE’s SPIRIT GATHERER tour, @coreywilkesmuzik @alex.harding.75054 @featjustindillard incl. killer performances at @xjazzberlin @church_of_sound and @worldwide_festival_sete @devonojas ‘ Listening Room at the @lisson_gallery Gallery, London, and its Dream Sound System incl. Spiritmuse recordings among others, plus Kahil El’Zabar’s phenomenal solo performances in this dream sonic art experience. Carlos Niño & Friends (I’m Just) Chillin’, On Fire, this phenomenal album featuring Surya Botofasina and LA’s progressive finest @nepsidhu ‘s ‘Unstruck Melody’ at the @vamuseum this mind blowing exploration of the metaphysics of form within the practices of spirituality and transferring knowledge, in collaboration with @withoutshapewithoutform @andre3000’s New Blue Sun, this massive, surprising album, produced by Carlos Niño and prominently ft. @musicbotofasinasurya Special nod to @walesbonner — Spirit Movers at the @themuseumofmodernart that runs until APR 2024, and is already in our 2024 highlights Looking forward to spirit moments in 2024🪷 Love and Gratitude SPIRITMUSE RECORDS 🔴 MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT #2023 #SpiritMusic #Jazz #SpiritualJazz #DeepListening #KahilElZabar #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #SuryaBotofasina #Andre3000 #CarlosNino #NepSidhu #MokiCherry #DavidOrnetteCherry #DwightTrible #DavidMurray #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #Ne

“I ask the divine creator of the infinite universe to open me to a higher consciousness of sound and spirit” - Kahil El’Zabar We’re celebrating the birthday of one of the most formidable, innovative and visionary forces in the jazz world today 💎 Happy solar return around the sun to Kahil El'Zabar I.S., this legendary, incomparable multi-disciplinary artist, spiritual jazz master, composer, conductor, professor, philosopher and healing power for the betterment of humanity 💎 This one is special, as we’re also celebrating 50 years of Kahil El’Zabar’s and his legendary Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s legacy Together, they constantly shift gears and tempos in perpetual spontaneity, reflecting more than half a century of unwavering contribution to Great Black Music. ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’ is a new Ethnic Heritage Ensemble sound, combining the history of their music with a contemporary approach to arrangements, performance and improvisation. This is ancient / future music for the now. Coming Soon Spiritmuse Records 🔴 Music for the Spirit Video by Christopher Andrew, Stoptime Live #KahilElZabar #Birthday #BirthdayToday #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #50thAnniversary #Celebratinng50years #OpenMe #HigherConsciousness #SoundandSpirit #ComingSoon #NewRelease #DeepListening #SpiritualJazz #AvantGarde #SpiritualGroove #AfrocentricJazz #GreatBlackMusic #ChicagoJazz #HealingMusic #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #Jazz #NepSidhu #SpiritmuseRecords #London #Chicago #MusicForTheSpirit

💎 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞, 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 💎 Celebrating 50 years of Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s powerful legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music Kahil El'Zabar I.S. Corey Wilkes Alex Harding ft James Sanders, Violin Ishmael Ali COMING SOON Spiritmuse Records 🔴 Music for the Spirit Video by Stoptime Live #KahilElZabar #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #50thAnniversary #Celebratinng50years #OpenMe #HigherConsciousness #SoundandSpirit #CoreyWilkes #AlexHarding #ComingSoon #NewRelease #DeepListening #SpiritualJazz #AvantGarde #SpiritualGroove #AfrocentricJazz #GreatBlackMusic #ChicagoJazz #HealingMusic #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #Jazz #NepSidhu #SpiritmuseRecords #London #Chicago #MusicForTheSpirit

💎 𝐊𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐥’𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞, 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 💎 Celebrating 50 years of Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s powerful legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: @kahilelzabar @coreywilkesmuzik @alex.harding.75054 ft @jamessandersviolin @ishmaelalimusic 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐎𝐎𝐍 💎 Spiritmuse Records 🔴 Music for the Spirit Video by @stoptimelive #KahilElZabar #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #50thAnniversary #Celebratinng50years #OpenMe #HigherConsciousness #SoundandSpirit #CoreyWilkes #AlexHarding #ComingSoon #NewRelease #DeepListening #SpiritualJazz #AvantGarde #SpiritualGroove #AfrocentricJazz #GreatBlackMusic #ChicagoJazz #HealingMusic #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #Jazz #NepSidhu #SpiritmuseRecords #London #Chicago #MusicForTheSpirit

It’s Bandcamp Friday today, the best opportunity to support your favourite artists and labels directly. Just a quick reminder of these incredible gems!💎 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble • Spirit Gatherer • Tribute to Don Cherry Surya Botofasina • Everyone’s Children Spiritmuse presents • Spirit of France Kahil El’Zabar Quartet • A Time for Healing David Ornette Cherry’s • Organic Nation Listening Club (The Continual) Kahil El’Zabar’s America the Beautiful Cosmic Vibrations ft Dwight Trible • Pathways & Passages Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove ft. David Murray Ethnic Heritage Ensemble • Be Known Ancient / Future / Music Abdullah Sami • Peace of Time All Album Art and Art Direction by @nepsidhu https://spiritmuserecords.bandcamp.com l i n k i n b i o 🎵 SPIRITMUSE RECORDS 🔴 MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT #BandcampFriday #Bandcamp #Jazz #SpiritualJazz #DeepListening #KahilElZabar #SuryaBotofasina #SpiritofFrance #DavidOrnetteCherry #DwightTrible #CosmicVibrations #SpiritGroove #DavidMurray #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #AbdullahSami #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #NewJazz #NewReleases #SpiritmuseRecords #IndependentLabel #London #MusicForTheSpirit

For your GRAMMY® Consideration 💎Kahil El’Zabar’s ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE SPIRIT GATHERER • Tribute to Don Cherry 💎 Best Jazz Vocal Album The incredible offering by visionary percussionist and Chicago legend Kahil El’Zabar and his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, ‘Spirit Gatherer • Tribute to Don Cherry’. Joined by master vocal shaman Dwight Trible and the late, extraordinary multi-instrumentalist David Ornette Cherry, this is a powerful, spiritualised tribute to the profundity of Don Cherry’s contribution to universal musical and artistic culture, and an ode to one of the giants of twentieth century music. Lauded as ‘solace for the soul’ by All About Jazz, and “beautiful in its spatial depth, brevity, and intimacy with masterful intention’ by Aquarium Drunkard, Spirit Gatherer • Tribute To Don Cherry celebrates luminary Don Cherry’s unique spirit and unwavering dedication to intercultural connectedness and the deeply spiritual and shamanic aspect of Cherry’s practice, evident also in El’Zabar’s own musical journey. Kahil El’Zabar – multi-percussion / balafon / kalimba / voice Dwight Trible – voice David Ornette Cherry – piano / melodica / douss’n gouni Corey Wilkes – trumpet/ spirit bowls/ percussion Alex Harding – baritone sax Album Design and Art Direction by Nep Sidhu Don Cherry image courtesy of the Cherry Archive, Estate of Moki Cherry Recording & Mixing Engineer: Lee Farmer Mastering: Frank Merritt at The Carvery, London Original Videography: Christopher Andrew Warm thanks for the photos and live footage by: TJ Krebs @warmdefeat @lesgawin @jazz.nowandthen @mlibiszewski Listen >> https://spiritmuserecords.lsnto.me/spirit-gatherer l i n k i n b i o ✨ Spiritmuse Records Music for the Spirit #GrammyConsideration #ForYourGrammyConsideration #Grammys #GrammyAwards #BestJazzVocalAlbum #recordingacademy #grammyballot #grammyvoting #grammyvotingmember #grammyvotingmembers #DonCherry #KahilE

💎Limited-run vinyl repress of the sold-out Kahil El’Zabar Quartet - A Time for Healing💎 The much anticipated limited run of this classic masterpiece by Chicago legend @kahilelzabar and his Quartet is finally here! This is a spiritual and ever probing human journey offering a regenerative opus in the face of growing global anxiety, by the phenomenal master Kahil El’Zabar and his incredible Quartet, with @coreywilkesmuzik on trumpet, @colliersworld on sax & reeds and @featjustindillard on keys. Spiritual jazz shaman Kahil El’Zabar explores the gamut of Great Black Music in America, tracing its lineage through all the movements that’s flourished in Chicago, from the blues to R&B, soul, gospel, house music, spiritual jazz, and then back to all of its common African roots. This is music for the mind, body and soul; earthy yet beautifully elevating; a bridge between the ancient roots of El’Zabar’s infectious groove & the urgency of the modern crisis-riven moment. What the world needs right now is exactly what El’Zabar and his quartet have on offer: A Time for Healing. 🤍 kahilelzabar-is.bandcamp.com/album/a-time-for-healing l i n k i n b i o Album Art & Art Direction @nepsidhu Video by @stoptimelive SPIRITMUSE RECORDS 🔴 MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT #KahilElZabar #ATimeForHealing #KahilElZabarQuartet #Jazz #SpiritualJazz #DeepListening #SpiritualGroove #AfrocentricJazz #NewRelease #ChicagoJazz #HealingMusic #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #NewJazz #CoreyWilkes #IsaiahCollier #JustinDillard #SpiritmuseRecords #NepSidhu #London #Chicago #MusicForTheSpirit

It’s Bandcamp Friday today, this incredible initiative for independent music, directly supporting artists and labels worldwide! To celebrate, and also honour the end of summer, we’ve giving 𝟭𝟱% 𝗢𝗙𝗙 across all our releases, all weekend long! 🌊 CODE: spiritsummer 💎 And there’s some incredible music available, so please take please your pick!💎 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble • Spirit Gatherer • Tribute to Don Cherry Surya Botofasina • Everyone’s Children Spiritmuse presents • Spirit of France Kahil El’Zabar Quartet • A Time for Healing David Ornette Cherry’s • Organic Nation Listening Club (The Continual) Kahil El’Zabar’s America the Beautiful Cosmic Vibrations ft Dwight Trible • Pathways & Passages Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove ft. David Murray Ethnic Heritage Ensemble • Be Known Ancient / Future / Music Abdullah Sami • Peace of Time https://spiritmuserecords.bandcamp.com l i n k i n b i o 🎵 SPIRITMUSE RECORDS 🔴 MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT #BandcampFriday #Bandcamp #Jazz #SpiritualJazz #DeepListening #KahilElZabar #SuryaBotofasina #SpiritofFrance #DavidOrnetteCherry #DwightTrible #CosmicVibrations #SpiritGroove #DavidMurray #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #AbdullahSami #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #NewJazz #NewReleases #SpiritmuseRecords #IndependentLabel #London #MusicForTheSpirit

It’s Bandcamp Friday today! This monthly worldwide celebration of independent music, directly supporting the artists and labels with this amazing initiative that strongly resonates with our label’s ethos! To celebrate, we’ve giving 𝟭𝟱% 𝗢𝗙𝗙 across all our releases, all weekend long! ✨ USE CODE: 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝟭𝟱 💎 And there’s some GREAT music available, so take your pick!💎 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble • Spirit Gatherer - Tribute to Don Cherry Surya Botofasina • Everyone’s Children Spiritmuse presents • Spirit of France Kahil El’Zabar • Quartet A Time for Healing David Ornette Cherry’s • Organic Nation Listening Club (The Continual) Kahil El’Zabar’s America the Beautiful Cosmic Vibrations ft Dwight Trible • Pathways & Passages Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove ft. David Murray Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Be Known Ancient / Future / Music Abdullah Sami • Peace of Time https://spiritmuserecords.bandcamp.com l i n k i n b i o 🎵 SPIRITMUSE RECORDS 🔴 MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT #BandcampFriday #Bandcamp #Jazz #SpiritualJazz #DeepListening #KahilElZabar #SuryaBotofasina #SpiritofFrance #DavidOrnetteCherry #DwightTrible #CosmicVibrations #SpiritGroove #DavidMurray #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #AbdullahSami #Vinyl #JazzVinyl #NewJazz #NewReleases #SpiritmuseRecords #IndependentLabel #London #MusicForTheSpirit

“Conjurer of spiritual jazz, connector of cultures, innovator in terms of languages of sound, storyteller in the way he magically and scientifically weaves cross-cultural connection in a passage of love and hope” 💎 Incredible article on the prestigious Libération France on @kahilelzabar and his latest offering, ‘SPIRIT GATHERER • Tribute to Don Cherry’ with his ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE ft Dwight Trible & David Ornette Cherry! 💎 “Kahil El’Zabar offers a sufficiently iconoclastic re-imagining completely on the subject. That is to say, faithful to the DNA of Don Cherry, as curious about all the changes as he is concerned with asserting an exceptional identity, a sound like no other. This is hardly a surprise when you know the course of the Chicagoan who, just of age, presided over the destinies of the AACM…” Thank you Jacques Denis @kejnidz and @liberationfr for the insightful and deeply meaningful review of Spirit Gatherer! Read the full article here! https://www.liberation.fr/culture/musique/kahil-elzabar-hommage-deraison-20230710_7W7Y3PASZND2JMXNFRUBPY7WSE/ Kahil El’Zabar and his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble ft @cosmic_d_trible , @coreywilkesmuzik @alex.harding.75054 & @jus10b3 will be performing ‘Spirit Gatherer • Tribute to Don Cherry’ in Paris on THU 13 July, followed by performances at the Gent Jazz Festival and Marseille Jazz Festival! DON’T MISS! 🌋 13 JUL > @ducdeslombards Paris 14 JUL > @gentjazz Festival 19 JUL > @marseillejazz Festival #DonCherry #KahilElZabar #EthnicHeritageEnsemble #SpiritGatherer TributetoDonCherry #review #CoreyWilkes #AlexHarding #DwightTrible #DavidOrnetteCherry #DonCherryTribute #Jazz #ChicagoJazz #DeepListening #SpiritualJazz #Vinyl #SpiritmuseRecords #London #Chicago #Paris #MusicForTheSpirit

LONDON !! 🔴 Do not miss these rare experiences with spiritual jazz legend Kahil El'Zabar I.S. and his phenomenal Ethnic Heritage Ensemble this weekend! TONITE at Church Of Sound The sold out show will celebrate the release of ‘Spirit Gatherer • Tribute To Don Cherry’, an ode to the profundity of Don Cherry’s legacy to universal music and culture and the spiritual, shamanic aspect of Cherry’s practice. Visionary composer / percussionist Kahil El’Zabar and extraordinary Corey Wilkes, Alex Harding, Justin Dillard, ft. shaman vocalist Dwight Trible Music will be opening up high energy spaces of healing & connections to the wisdom of the ancestors to Church of Sound! Dedicated to DAVID ORNETTE CHERRY ORGANIC ROOTS and his incredible contribution to the album recording. TOMORROW at the ICA Kahil El’Zabar conducts M.O.K.I (Music/Opening/Kinetic/Improvisations), a once in a lifetime collaborative performance with 12 musicians plus guest vocalists under the improvised conduction of El’Zabar. Combining a plethora of next generation musicians from London, USA and Mexico in a unique improvised performance in the ICA theatre, surrounded by the phenomenal tapestries by Moki Cherry. Musicians: Adriana Camacho, Alex Harding, Amirah de Bourg, Chelsea Carmichael, Corey Wilkes, Finlay Clark, Kenichi Iwasa, Naima Karlsson, Nathaniel Cross, Sarathy Korwar, Vanessa Bedoret, TYSON music. Deep, spiritual jazz vinyl sounds by Mark & Thea of Spiritmuse at both shows 💎 PLUS Spirit Gatherer, label releases and tees on sale! See you there. FINAL tickets for M.O.K.I at the ICA: https://shorturl.at/aNQW3 Spirit Gatherer • Tribute To Don Cherry: ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Dynamo - Arabia ‘Un Petit Peu Salé...’ is from the first (and only) album by the enigmatic group Dynamo, and was self-released in 1978, blending prog-rock, jazz, Latin and funk with amusing lyrics. With a jazz-fusion feel and a great synth solo, ‘Arabia’ is the last track and the only instrumental piece of the album. Due to it being self-released, the recording is lo-fi but worth including due to its rarity and its representative quality of French underground music of the era. Find out more and listen at spiritmuserecords.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-of-france Spirit of France: Obscure, rare spiritual jazz and deep folk sounds from the French ‘70s - ‘80s underground 💎 Phenomenal Album Art & Art Direction by Nep Sidhu ✨

Celebrating the release of the classic masterpiece Spirit Groove in June 2020, jazz legends Kahil El'Zabar I.S. and David Murray reflect on their first meeting and 3 years later, TONIGHT they are back at The Promontory where this was filmed, as part of their Golden Sea Duo Tour! 🤍 Visionary percussionist legend Kahil El’Zabar and tenor sax colossus David Murray share an extraordinary spiritual connection, expressed through their music and phenomenal performances. Built on 4 decades of exceptional explorations in the varied realms of spiritual jazz, Spirit Groove helps to reach and express a deeper sense of Mind/Body/Spirit. Listen to ‘Song for Myself’ in full and the whole album spiritgroove.bandcamp.com/ For those in the US, don’t miss Kahil and David’s Golden Sea Duo Tour, dates below 💎 6/20 The Promontory - Chicago, IL 6/21 Bird & Beckett Books & Records - San Francisco, CA 6/23 The Back Room - Berkeley, CA @thebackroomberkeley 6/24 Cafe CODA - Madison, WI 6/25 City Gallery - Erie, PA 6/26 Bop Shop - Rochester, NY Bop Shop Records 6/27 Transparent Productions, Rhizome Washington DC 6/28 Nublu - New York City, NY Video by Christopher Andrew, Stoptime Live, performance featuring the extraordinary Justin Dillard on keys and Emma Dayhuff on acoustic bass! Phenomenal Art and Art Direction for Spirit Groove by Nep Sidhu ✨