The Shaolin Afronauts - The Fundamental Nature of Being, Part One [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: FSRCD135
Barcode: 5050580785090
Release Date: 28 Oct 2022
Genre: African / Afrobeat

01. Broken Flowers
02. Abyssinian Suite, Pt. 4
03. Dust
04. Valley of the Crucible
05. Shakedown
06. Way of the Long Death
07. Rumba Cyclique
08. Sands of Time

After an extended hiatus punctuated by rare live performances, The Shaolin Afronauts returned on September 16th with The Fundamental Nature of Being, an epic five LP box-set release that expands the sonic vision of the ensemble to towering new heights of burning afro-funk alongside esoteric and ethereal new sonic excursions.

This expanded musical journey further explores the wide spectrum of the band's musical identity – with each of the five parts designed as both standalone records, while also offering a singular listening journey across the band's expansive musical world. This, the first part in the collection, draws on the band's rich influence of 1970s West and South African music, alongside American jazz, psych rock, soul, and cinematic soundtracks of the same era.

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