Archie Shepp – Live At The Pan-African Festival (Uk) [LP]

– Historic recording session in the vanguard of collaborations between African-American and African artists- Restored & remastered from the original tapes by Nick Robbins- New & insightful essay by author & music journalist Kevin Le Gendre- LP’s original gatefold sleeve & artwork faithfully reproduced with classy matte laminate finish.55th Anniversary Remastered Edition of Archie Shepp’s iconic Live at the Panafrican Festival…’Live At The Panafrican Festival’ is one of the most thought-provoking entries in Archie Shepp’s sprawling discography precisely because of the pivotal moment in time it captures. Archie Shepp has made many Afrocentric statements in his long distinguished career but this meeting with Algerian and Touareg musicians in 1969 ranks among his greatest artistic achievements. The backdrop was the inaugural Pan African Festival Of Culture that took place in Algiers in July 1969 in order to promote solidarity among African nations at a