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Catalogue number

LP-KEZ-011X

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Format detail

Deluxe Edition, 180g Vinyl

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457161474

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CD-KEZ-011X

Deluxe Edition

2024-03-22

634457161481

Artist

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Spiritmuse Records

The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is a highly respected and influential musical group that has been captivating audiences for over four decades. Led by the talented *Kahil El'Zabar*, this ensemble combines elements of jazz, African rhythms, and improvisation to create a unique and mesmerizing sound.

With a diverse range of instruments including percussion, saxophone, trumpet, and vocals, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble pushes the boundaries of traditional jazz music. Their performances are known for their energy, passion, and soulful expression.

Similar artists to the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble include Joseph Jarman, Fred Anderson, Dewey Redman, Nicole Mitchell, David Murray, Roscoe Mitchell,and William Parker among others. These musicians share a commitment to innovation and exploration in their respective genres.

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Celebrating 50 years of Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s legacy and unwavering contribution to Great Black Music. ‘Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit’ is a new Ethnic Heritage Ensemble sound, constantly shifting gears and tempos in a jazz-blues continuum, in perpetual spontaneity, combining their meaningful music history with an innovative approach to arrangements, performance and improvisation. This is Ancient / Future Music for the Now and Beyond. 

Open Me is a joyous honoring of portent new directions of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble; it’s a visionary journey into deep roots and future routes, channeling traditions old and new. It mixes El’Zabar’s original compositions with timeless classics by Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, and Eugene McDaniels. Thus, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble continues affirming their indelible, half-century presence within the continuum of Great Black Music.

For Open Me, El’Zabar has chosen to push the sound of the EHE in a new direction by adding string instruments —the addition of strings opens new textural resonances and timbral dimensions in the Ensemble’s sound, linking the work to the tradition of improvising violin and cello from Ray Nance to Billy Bang, Leroy Jenkins, and Abdul Wadud. 

Open Me contains a mixture of originals, including some El’Zabar evergreens such as “Barundi,” “Hang Tuff,” “Ornette,” and “Great Black Music” (often attributed to the Art Ensemble of Chicago but is, in fact, an El’Zabar composition). 

As a milestone anniversary celebration and a statement of future intent, Open Me effortlessly carries El’Zabar’s healing vision of Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit. 

ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE
Kahil El'Zabar - multi-percussion, voice
Corey Wilkes - trumpet, percussion
Alex Harding - baritone sax
 
Featuring: James Sanders - violin, viola and Ishmael Ali - cello

Tapestry and Art Direction by Nep Sidhu 

Spiritmuse Records 
Music for the Spirit

Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit

Music US

Discover Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Celebrating 50 years of their legacy, this jazz-blues album combines history with innovation. Available on Spiritmuse Records.