All Africa

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All Africa is a movement from Max Roach’s landmark civil rights-era jazz work "We Insist! Freedom Now Suite," known for its powerful evocation of African rhythms and anti-colonial struggle.

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All Africa canonical 2
Africa 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
movement of a jazz suite ⓘ
associatedMovement Black freedom struggle in the United States ⓘ
anti-colonial movements in Africa ⓘ
associatedPerformer Abbey Lincoln ⓘ
Booker Little ⓘ
Coleman Hawkins ⓘ
James Schenck ⓘ
Julian Priester ⓘ
Michael Olatunji ⓘ
Walter Benton ⓘ
composer Max Roach ⓘ
countryOfRecording United States ⓘ
criticalReception noted for its political urgency ⓘ
recognized as a landmark in politically engaged jazz ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
influencedBy African drumming traditions ⓘ
African independence movements ⓘ
instrumentationFeature bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
tenor saxophone ⓘ
trombone ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
voice ⓘ
languageElement African-language vocalizations ⓘ
medium audio recording ⓘ
notableFeature call-and-response patterns ⓘ
evocation of African rhythms ⓘ
percussive intensity ⓘ
vocal chants ⓘ
originalLabel Candid Records ⓘ
partOf We Insist! Freedom Now Suite ⓘ
politicalContext African decolonization period ⓘ
civil rights era in the United States ⓘ
primaryArtist Max Roach ⓘ
recordedForAlbum We Insist! Freedom Now Suite ⓘ
relatedWork Driva’ Man ⓘ
Tears for Johannesburg ⓘ
Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace ⓘ
releaseYear 1960 ⓘ
subgenre avant-garde jazz ⓘ
civil rights jazz ⓘ
theme African liberation ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ
anti-colonial struggle ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ
trackPositionInSuite early movement ⓘ
usesRhythmsFrom African music traditions ⓘ

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Voices → hasTrack → Africa ⓘ
linked to: All Africa