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v/a - spiritual jazz 7: islam - jazzman - vinyl

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Genre: Jazz

1. Maurice McIntyre - Humility In The Light Of Creator
2. Ritual Trio - Africanos/Latinos
3. Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim - Kalahari Suite
4. Creative Arts Ensemble - Uhuru
5. East New York Ensemble De Music - Mevlana
6. Idrees Sulieman - The Camel
7. Yusef Lateef - Morning
8. Sabu & Sahib Shihab - Nus
9. Abdelrahman 'Abdo' Elkhatib/Solar Plexus - Ah Ya Zen
10. The Lightmen - All Praises To Allah (part 1 & 2)
11. Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Nadusilma
12. Dawan Muhammad - Taumbu

For their latest full-length exploration of the world of spiritual jazz - the label's seventh, in total - Jazzman has decided to focus on artists and performers whose Islamic faith influenced their work, Big recomendation!!

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Given that many jazz greats were early converts to the spiritually charged Ahmadiya school of Islam - Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Ahmad Jamal and Yusuf Lateef included - there's plenty of fine material for Jazzman to explore. Highlights naturally come thick and fast, with standouts including the Persian jazz-fusion of Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim's "Kalamari Suite", the haunting flutes and intoxicating bongo rhythms of Sabu and Sihab Shahib's "Nus", and The Lightmen's celebratory epic, "All Praises To Allah (Part 1 & 2)".