Saturday, 6 August 2016

86th birthday of Abbey Lincoln

(Born 6 August 1930, Chicago, US)
Acclaimed lyricist, actress, freedom quest exemplar, plays central role in Max Roach Decatet’s classic composition, We Insist!: Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite (1960)
(Max Roach Sextet featuring Abbey Lincoln, “All Africa” [personnel: Roach, drums; Lincoln, vocals; Booker Little, trumpet; Michael Olatunji, congas, vocals; Raymond Mantilla, percussion; Tomas du Vall, percussion; recorded: Nola Penthouse Sound Studio, New York, US, 31 August/6 September 1960)
 Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe

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