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The African Jazz Pioneers: The Best Of
ByInstrumentation varies too with the Jazz Pioneers using brass, reeds, guitars, a marimba, vocalists (alone or in tandem) and assorted African instruments to amplify the music's percussive substructure. The Pioneers, more than four decades old in one form or another, have breached almost insuperable racial barricades to entertain audiences all over the world with their energetic brand of "township music," calling to mind a more contemporary version of America's venerable Preservation Hall Jazz Band. I am unable to affirm that this album represents "the best" of what the ensemble has to offer, but can say that it is overflowing with bright, good-natured music that is a pleasure to hear.
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Title: The Best Of | Year Released: 2002 | Record Label: Gallo Records
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