Selected Clips:
Toucouleur
  
The Cape Town Shuffle
  

Capetown Shuffle
   Ernest Dawkins' New Horizon Ensemble
   Ernest Dawkins (alto and tenor saxophone)
   Ameen Muhammad (trumpet)
   Steve Barry (trombone)
   Darius Savage (bass)
   Avreeayl Ra (drums)
   Kahari B. (vocals)

An inspired soulfulness dominates the four extended compostions that make up Capetown Shuffle, Live At HotHouse.  Recorded in Chicago, August of 2002, Capetown Shuffle celebrates numerous facets of the African American experience, from the gritty blues and AACM adventurousness of South Side Chicago to joyful New Orleans marches to the ancient ancestral grooves of South Africa. It was a special challenge to perform live all new compositions never played before an audience. The awesome results show why NHE shows are unique and flow unlike those of any other band.

Comes highly recommended.

4 tracks in 64:56 minutes

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