I Don't Want To Cry! (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

I Don't Want To Cry! (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanGrowing up in Pittsburgh, Chuck Jackson witnessed first hand the rise of the city's vibrant doo wop scene. Joining local heroes the Del Vikings, his smooth, commanding voice took the lead on their 1957 single "Willette." Going solo in 1959, Jackson was spotted by producer Wand Records A&R man Luther Dixon while opening for Jackie Wilson at the Apollo Theater. With Dixon, Jackson co wrote his first hit, "I Don't Want to Cry." The track featured a

meditative jazz composition

'Catch A Fire 'hit with the force of a revelation when it was released in 1973

originally circulated from 1977

The album is relentless

The concert featured soaring performances of well-known jazz staples including Charlie Parker's "Now's the Time

aggressive set offers the frenzy of politicized garage punks blasting through giant stacks: a blitzkrieg of hard rock ignited from the dueling guitars of Wayne Kramer and Fred Sonic Smith and of the throttled vocals of Rob Tyner

good-time rock and roll fest

Their second release

Kalita invite Amsterdam-based producer and DJ Mendel back into the fold for two remixes sourced from the original multitrack session tapes

exuding in booming low end vibrations

composer and inventor of instruments that apparently included oddities such as the 'Tamba' (electrified bamboo drum) and the mouth berimbau whistle

they call this indefinable quality