African Sunset
from New Dawn by Marshall Allen
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What a pleasure and gift, to hear Marhsall Allen on his own, too. What a beautiful track this is. LOVE!
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African Sunset is the first single of Marshall Allen's upcoming album New Dawn. Allen has been a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra since 1958 and he will release his debut album as a solo artist at the age of 100 in February 2025.
"African Sunset is a tender Afro-Latin ballad with swaying strings and Allen’s EVI wind synthesizer adding some trippy, near-psychedelic tones. It’s the kind of elegant, Afrodiasporic space music that Sun Ra was pioneering back in the 1950s, and the master’s greatest student is still exploring further down that path." – John Morrison, The Wire
"African Sunset is a tender Afro-Latin ballad with swaying strings and Allen’s EVI wind synthesizer adding some trippy, near-psychedelic tones. It’s the kind of elegant, Afrodiasporic space music that Sun Ra was pioneering back in the 1950s, and the master’s greatest student is still exploring further down that path." – John Morrison, The Wire
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from New Dawn,
track released October 4, 2024
Musicians:
Marshall Allen – Electronic Wind Instrument
Knoel Scott – Baritone Saxophone
Cecil Brooks – Trumpet
Bruce Edwards – Guitar
Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Bass
Richard Hill – Bass
Owen Brown Jr – 1st Violin
Akiko Arendt – 1st Violin
Derek Washington – 2nd Violin
Elias Feldmann – 2nd Violin
Michael Ireland – Viola
Vasileios Vasileiadis – Viola
Joseph Richard Carvell – Bass
Ilektra-Despoina Stevi – Cello
Jorik Bergman – Flute
George Gray – Drums
Musicians:
Marshall Allen – Electronic Wind Instrument
Knoel Scott – Baritone Saxophone
Cecil Brooks – Trumpet
Bruce Edwards – Guitar
Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Bass
Richard Hill – Bass
Owen Brown Jr – 1st Violin
Akiko Arendt – 1st Violin
Derek Washington – 2nd Violin
Elias Feldmann – 2nd Violin
Michael Ireland – Viola
Vasileios Vasileiadis – Viola
Joseph Richard Carvell – Bass
Ilektra-Despoina Stevi – Cello
Jorik Bergman – Flute
George Gray – Drums
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Marshall Allen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marshall Allen, leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, releases his debut solo album at the age of 100 on February 14, 2025.
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