{"product_id":"tony-allen-hugh-masekela-rejoice-special-edition-2-lp","title":"Tony Allen \u0026 Hugh Masekela - Rejoice (Special Edition) (2 LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Rejoice’ is the classic collaboration between Tony Allen, the legendary drummer and co-founder of Afrobeat, and Hugh Masekela, the master trumpet player of South African jazz. The record, released to great acclaim in March 2020, became the first posthumous release from Masekela, and the last release from Allen, who sadly passed away a month later. For this Special Edition, World Circuit have gone back to the original 2010 mixes and added previously unheard parts from the 2019 sessions to create 8 reimagined bonus mixes. The CD and LP releases also feature a booklet with sleeve notes and photos. Having first met in the 70s thanks to their respective close associations with Fela Kuti, the two world-renowned musicians talked for decades about making an album together. When, in 2010, their touring schedules coincided in the UK, the moment presented itself and producer Nick Gold took the opportunity to record their encounter. The unfinished sessions, consisting of all original compositions by the pair, lay in archive until after Masekela passed away in 2018. With renewed resolution, Tony Allen and Nick Gold, with the blessing and participation of Hugh Masekela’s estate, unearthed the original tapes and finished recording the album in summer 2019 at the same London studio where the original sessions had taken place. ‘Rejoice’ can be seen as the long overdue confluence of two mighty African musical rivers – a union of two free-flowing souls for whom borders, whether physical or stylistic, are things to pass through or ignore completely. According to Allen, the album deals in “a kind of South African-Nigerian swing-jazz stew”, with its roots firmly in Afrobeat. Allen and Masekela are accompanied on the record by a new generation of well-respected jazz musicians including Tom Herbert (Acoustic Ladyland \/ The Invisible), Joe Armon-Jones (Ezra Collective), Mutale Chashi (Kokoroko) and Steve Williamson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl, 2 LP\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e Joco Records\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Robbers, Thugs And Muggers (O'Galajani)\u003cbr\u003eA2 Agbada Bougou\u003cbr\u003eA3 Coconut Jam\u003cbr\u003eA4 Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)\u003cbr\u003eB1 Slow Bones\u003cbr\u003eB2 Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony)\u003cbr\u003eB3 Obama Shuffle Strut Blues\u003cbr\u003eB4 We've Landed\u003cbr\u003eC1 Robbers, Thugs And Muggers (O'Galajani) (Cool Cats Mix)\u003cbr\u003eC2 Agbada Bougou (Cool Cats Mix)\u003cbr\u003eC3 Coconut Jam (Cool Cats Mix)\u003cbr\u003eC4 Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same) (Cool Cats Mix)\u003cbr\u003eD1 Slow Bones (Cool Cats Mix)\u003cbr\u003eD2 Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony) (Cool Cats Mix)\u003cbr\u003eD3 Obama Shuffle Strut Blues (Cool Cats Mix)\u003cbr\u003eD4 We've Landed (Cool Cats Mix)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joco Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48097955053827,"sku":"A8M7BB-6MZF-00","price":33.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/phishstonesproducts.myshopify.com\/products\/tony-allen-hugh-masekela-rejoice-special-edition-2-lp","provider":"PhishStones Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}