i'm not really sure how this mind-blowing album slipped by me last year! wellanyways, i've found it now et feel compelled to share it with those others who were in the dark. it should be pointed out that this album is intended to be experienced as a continuous, unbroken composition, however i feel this track will allow you to ascertain the intent of the work without spoiling the whole. prepare yourself for the devastating, emotionally powerful et politically potent, soulful et cathartic, cacophonous lamentation Pov Piti, from New York-based avant jazz composer/alto-saxophonist Matana Roberts off her phenomenal album "Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres" (2011).
Pov Piti is based on et inspired by an old Creole folk song called "Pov Piti Mamzelle ZiZi".
it also evokes the emotional, political et spiritual resonance of Max Roach's landmark album "Freedom Now Suite" (1960), in particular the remarkable Triptych (Prayer, Protest, Peace).
i highly recommend getting yourself a copy of the stunning "Coin Coin Chapter One" album, it is out on Constellation Records, available on cd, mp3/flac or 2x10" vinyl! it is also available digitally from itunes.
you can find Matana Roberts here: facebook | matanaroberts
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