Mombasa - Shango over Devils Moor: Live at Stagges Hotel 1976 '2017

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MOMBASA was a European band, put together by LA trombonist Lou Blackburn
(1922-1990) in 1973. All of their albums between 1975 and 1981 have been
recorded in Germany. The trombone of Lou Blackburn carries the lead on most
tracks - snaking out wonderfully over the grooves, with a quality thats
amazingly soulful, and which almost has him standing head to head with Fred
Wesley as a 70s innovator on his instrument. Other members of the group include
Doug Lucas on trumpet, Bob Reed on percussion, Alan Tatham on drums, and Don
Ridgeway on electric bass. A great ensemble that knew to mix together jazz and
African roots with a sound thats unlike anyone else we can think of - quite
unique in its approach to rhythms, sounds, and solos! On September 2, 1976
MOMBASA entered the stage at legendary STAGGEs HOTEL in Osterholz-Scharmbeck and
provided an inspiring and brilliant performance. The complete performance has
been preserved and digitally reworked. We are very proud to present this unique
audio document Lou Blackburn on MOMBASAs music in 1975: In describing the music
of Mombasa which is a mixture of rhythm, jazz, folklore, blues, spirituals and
worksongs, I would prefer not to use the word jazz. Many people ask us, how to
describe our type of music. To this I can only answer that I leave it to the
audience because I don`t want to give it a label, for me it is simply ours,
Mombasa`s music. During the 70s Stagges Hotel in Osterholz-Scharmbeck (close to
Bremen) belonged to a fix part of the tour-schedules of many German and also
international bands.

Tracklist:
01. Mombasa - Soletho, Pt. I
02. Mombasa - Soletho, Pt. II
03. Mombasa - Soletho, Pt. III
04. Mombasa - Soletho, Pt. IV
05. Mombasa - Introduction
06. Mombasa - Makishi
07. Mombasa - Shango
08. Mombasa - African Hustle
09. Mombasa - Kenia
10. Mombasa - Serengeti
11. Mombasa - Lopalop

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