More Vibes: Strut releases compilation of modern era recordings from Detroit’s Tribe collective
Even though the group of musicians were very much ignored by the mainstream at the time, Detroit’s Tribe is now considered one of the most legendary collectives and jazz labels during the seventies, featuring jazz greats like Wendell Harrison, Phil Ranelin, Marcus Belgrave, Harold McKinney, and others. Now, labels Strut and Art Yard have teamed up to release the first compilation celebrating the modern era recordings from this collection of artists.
Feeling just as timeless as some of Tribe’s most notable seventies-era recordings like Vibes From The Tribe, A Message From The Tribe, The Time Is Now! and others, this ten-track compilation includes rare and previously unreleased recordings from Harrison’s WenHa / Rebirth Studios and the SereNgeti Gallery And Cultural Center. Spanning over two decades beginning in 1990, the record also features other iconic members of the collective including Phil Ranelin, Harold McKinney, and Pamela Wise.
Highlights include Harold McKinney and his “McKinfolk” group’s album opener “Wide And Blue,” and funky “Juba,” Pamela Wise’s seven-minute “Ode to Black Mothers” featuring poetry by Mbiyu Chui (Williams Moore), and African-inspired percussion by Djallo Djakate. Other standout selections include the soul-jazz track “Freddie’s Groove,” the eight-minute spiritual cut “Hometown”, Ranelin’s new rendition of his classic “He The One We All Knew” and the powerful spoken-word groover “Marcus Garvey”.
Featuring a solid mix of jazz, spiritualism, righteous poetry, African-influenced rhythms, and head-nodding grooves, this brilliant compilation adds to the collectives enduring legacy.
ALSO READ: Vibes From The Tribe: Essential Recordings from the legendary Detroit Jazz Collective
Various — ‘Hometown: Detroit Sessions 1990-2014’
(Strut)
A1. Harold McKinney & McKinfolk — Wide And Blue
A2. Freddie’s Groove
B1. Harold McKinney & McKinfolk — Juba
B2. Mbiyu Chui, Pamela Wise & Djallo Djakate — Ode To Black Mothers
B3. Wendell Harrison — Conjure Man
C1. Libra Ahora (Live)
C2. Hometown
D1. Phil Ranelin — He The One We All Knew
D2. Mbiyu Chui, Pamela Wise & Djallo Djakate — Marcus Garvey
D3. The Slave Sip Enterprise
