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AFRICAN ROCK (PURE VINYL)
- Originally released in 1971
- A masterpiece of Akira' Ishikawa's musical vision of fusing jazz, rock and African music
- Pressed on uncoloured virgin vinyl - free of colouring agents such as carbon that could affect sound quality
“Prayer”, “Dawn”, “Hunting”, and “Love” — music that is at once beautiful and electrifying.
Akira Ishikawa races across the vast African landscape with jazz and rock as twin engines
| Genre | Jazz |
|---|---|
| Style | Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Japanese |
| Format | VINYL |
| Cat. no | TJJA-10086 |
| Label | TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS |
| Artist | AKIRA ISHIKAWA & HIS COUNT BUFFALOS |
| Release Date | 28/08/2026 |
| Carrier | LP |
| Barcode | 4988008096811 |
| Pressing | Japan |
| Stock | Pre-order |
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This album is a masterpiece in which the three core pillars of Akira Ishikawa’s musical vision—jazz, rock, and African music—are fused in a sublime and thrilling balance. One arresting track follows another: the solemn and majestic “Prayer”, evoking the eternal land; the clear yet subtly psychedelic “Dawn”; the serene and beautiful “Love”; and the highly dynamic, explosive “Jumbo”.
The brilliance of Hirmasa Suzuki’s arrangements deserves special mention—simple yet profoundly deep, they give vivid clarity to the album’s overall concept and imagery. Among Ishikawa’s serious, non–instrumental-cover works, this album stands shoulder to shoulder with Electrum, Bakishinba, and Uganda, and should be regarded as one of his definitive achievements.
The brilliance of Hirmasa Suzuki’s arrangements deserves special mention—simple yet profoundly deep, they give vivid clarity to the album’s overall concept and imagery. Among Ishikawa’s serious, non–instrumental-cover works, this album stands shoulder to shoulder with Electrum, Bakishinba, and Uganda, and should be regarded as one of his definitive achievements.