- jazz
- 40 min
- 7 tracks
- Blue Note
The African Beat is a jazz album by Art Blakey and the Afro-Drum Ensemble recorded for Blue Note on January 24, 1962 and released later that year.
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Character
Grave, earnest, classical in form and warm.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1Prayer by Solomon G. Llori0:51
- A2Ife L’Ayo (There Is Happiness in Love)5:28
- A3Obirin African (Woman of Africa)3:42
- A4Love, the Mystery Of9:21
- B1Ero Ti Nr’Ojeje7:34
- B2Ayiko, Ayiko (Welcome, Welcome, My Darling)7:12
- B3Tobi Ilu5:57
7 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- Blue Note
- Released
- 1962-10
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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