Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath

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MRA 05:04 Tools
Andromeda 04:08 Tools
Davashe's Dream 07:32 Tools
The Bride 07:39 Tools
The Bride (edit) 05:33 Tools
Union Special 01:44 Tools
Nick Tete 05:56 Tools
Night Poem 20:39 Tools
Do It 08:54 Tools
Tunji's Song 06:48 Tools
Funky Boots March 01:20 Tools
Think Of Something 07:44 Tools
Joyful Noises 13:47 Tools
Restless 02:41 Tools
Kongi's Theme 06:41 Tools
Ismite Is Might 04:29 Tools
Heart's Vibrations 04:29 Tools
Now 13:24 Tools
The Serpent's Kindly Eye 08:26 Tools
Don't Stir The Beehive 15:01 Tools
Sonia 12:36 Tools
Big G 07:14 Tools
Wood Fire 13:41 Tools
2-"MRA" 05:02 Tools
Country Cooking 05:47 Tools
The Sounds Begin Again White Li 13:41 Tools
Travelling Somewhere 07:21 Tools
Marie My Dear Travelling Somewh 07:21 Tools
Untitled Original 16:22 Tools
UDF 02:48 Tools
Eclipse At Dawn 07:23 Tools
Bakwetha 10:48 Tools
Camel Dance 11:19 Tools
Yes, Please 11:19 Tools
Kwhalo 16:17 Tools
Introduction By Ronnie Scott 00:30 Tools
Dakar 13:39 Tools
Maxine 16:17 Tools
funky boots 13:39 Tools
Uqonda 13:39 Tools
Sweet As Honey 06:21 Tools
Sea Breeze 06:21 Tools
Ronnie Scott And Chris McGregor Sendoff And Applause 02:32 Tools
Sunrise On The Sun 06:24 Tools
You and Me (Sejui) 06:21 Tools
Thunder in the Mountain 03:49 Tools
Burning Bush 05:11 Tools
Dakar - Live 09:34 Tools
Yes Please 05:11 Tools
Maxime 06:24 Tools
Sangena - Live 09:34 Tools
Sangena 09:34 Tools
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath - MRA 06:24 Tools
Duku 06:49 Tools
Andromeda - Live 06:43 Tools
Lafente 00:56 Tools
You and Me 06:49 Tools
Uganda 06:49 Tools
Call 00:56 Tools
Country Cooking - Live 09:34 Tools
U 00:56 Tools
Bride 06:49 Tools
Big G - Live 06:49 Tools
Track No01 00:56 Tools
introduction 00:56 Tools
Kongi's Theme (excerpt) 00:56 Tools
Lafente - Live 00:56 Tools
The Serpent's Gently Eye 00:56 Tools
Track No02 00:56 Tools
Track No04 00:56 Tools
TBS 09:34 Tools
Kwahalo 09:34 Tools
Ugonda 09:34 Tools
Mra - Live 09:34 Tools
Bakwetha - Live 09:34 Tools
Track No03 09:34 Tools
Ismite is Might (live) 09:34 Tools
Dudu 06:43 Tools
Track No05 06:43 Tools
The Bride - 1971 06:43 Tools
Kwahlo 06:43 Tools
2 - Davashe's Dream 06:43 Tools
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The Brotherhood of Breath was a big-band created by Chris McGregor at the end of the 1960s, essentially an extension of McGregor's previous band The Blue Notes. This group included many members of the South African expatriate community resident in London, including McGregor himself, Louis Moholo, Harry Miller, Mongezi Feza, Dudu Pukwana, (occasionally) Johnny Dyani and many of the free jazz musicians who were based in London at the same time: Lol Coxhill, Evan Parker, Paul Rutherford, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, Elton Dean, Nick Evans, Annie Whitehead and John Surman. The personnel was interchangeable, depending on who was available. The music resembles a mixture of Charles Mingus and Sun Ra, but retains a unique feel due to the South African influences and the intelligent arrangements. The original Brotherhood Of Breath ended in the late 70's, with the untimely deaths of Mongezi Feza and Harry Miller (whose label, Ogun Records, released some of the Brotherhood's albums.) McGregor formed a second version of the group in France in the late 80's, with such records as Country Cooking (1987) and En Concert A Banlieues Bleues (1988, with Archie Shepp). In this incarnation the music was more tightly arranged and controlled, with less 'free' improvisation. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.