Various Artists - American Clavé 2 x CDs
SKU
21-AMCL10201026
"American Clave has been a label at the forefront of the explosion previously known as worldbeat and currently as world music. They issued progressive salsa from Kip Hanrahan, ambitious free music by Don Pullen, the lush, sensual tango of Astor Piazzolla and even hard-hitting poetry by Ishmael Reed aided by gritty Southern soul from Bobby Womack. This two-disc sampler captures the label's eclectic, multi-cultural, international flavor with 28 selections featuring their roster of stars. This is one of the few samplers better than some feature albums." - All Music Guide
"American Clave is both the label and the vehicle of Kip Hanrahan, one of the most experimental musical artists working today. In addition to Hanrahan, some of the artists featured range from power rocker Jack Bruce on vocals and bass to soul singer Bobby Womack to blues guitarist Taj Mahal to avant garde jazz pianist Don Pullen to New Orleans keyboardist Allen Toussaint, usually in some combination with each other. As the above names suggest, Hanrahan has created a body of work that is the most imaginative and complete syntheses of different traditions ever put together... This collection proves that experimental music can be just as listenable and melodic as the most mainstream material..." --Blade, Citizen Preview