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John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye
West Africa Tour (Sierra Leone, Liberia & Guinea), April 1985
Album IT 2012 on Sagittarius A-Star label
Jazz and Rock (Free Jazz, Free Improvisation)
Limited edition of 135 hand numbered copies. - Label logo is stamped on the rear of the box. The A-Side of each LP is hand stamped. - The box this is housed in is a standard issue European style LP mailer. A xerox photograph is affixed to the front of the box. - Comes with a xeroxed booklet (15 pages) on A4 paper which includes: . A legendary Tour through West Africa by Sigrid Hauff (Geerken's wife) . Races places faces & asses by Geerken & Moyé (poem) . 3 x Africa and back by Bert Noglik (renowed jazz critic; translated by Olaf Geerken and Samantha Disbray) . Through the Mano River Union States by Christian Nakonz (ex Sierra Leone's German Ambassador) . Many rare photos (30) of the Tour (b&w) . Tour plan - Recorded on a WM-D6C professional sony walkman with TDK MA-R90 metal alloy cassettes.
Musicians
 | John Tchicai as, ts, 1936-2012 DK tenor saxophone, flute, voice, percussion, whistle, whistles, album by |
 | Hartmut Geerken cwb, p, *1939 DE percussion, piano, voice, maracas, bells, performer, singing tube, performer, tibetan chinkas, gong, watergong, angklung, indonesian angklung, performer, agogo, performer, waterphone, horn, tibetan horn, performer, tibetan boo-chals, performer, balloons, whistle, whistles, flute, flutes, performer, piano strings, piano, prep. piano, text by, races, places, faces & asses, album by |
 | Famoudou Don Moye perc, dr, *1946 US drums, percussion, voice, performer, segbureh, performer, agogo, whistle, whistles, performer, conche, text by, races, places, faces & asses, album by |
 | Habib Tamba electric bass, guest, musician |
 | Kojo Samuels voc, tenor saxophone, horn, elephant tusk horn, guest, musician |
| Milo Jazz percussion, percussions, guest, musician |
| Melvin Reeves trumpet, guest, musician |
 | Sigrid Hauff , recorded by, text by, tour through west africa |
 | Olaf Geerken , text by, 3x africa and back / translated by |
| Samantha Disbray text by, 3x africa and back / translated by |
 | Bert Noglik , *1948 DE text by, 3x africa and back |
| Christian Nakonz text by, through the mano river union states |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recorded April 6, 1985 British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 2 | Recorded April 6, 1985 British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 3 | Recorded April 6, 1985 British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 4 | Recorded April 6, 1985 British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 5 | Recorded April 8, 1985 Cape Sierra Hotel, Freetown, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 6 | Recorded April 8, 1985 Cape Sierra Hotel, Freetown, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 7 | Recorded April 10, 1985 Town Hall, Bo, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 8 | Recorded April 10, 1985 Town Hall, Bo, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 9 | Recorded April 10, 1985 Town Hall, Bo, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 10 | Recorded April 10, 1985 Town Hall, Bo, Sierra Leone | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 11 | Recorded April 12, 1985 Panjebo-Ta, Monrovia, Liberia | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 12 | Recorded April 12, 1985 Panjebo-Ta, Monrovia, Liberia | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 13 | Recorded April 12, 1985 Panjebo-Ta, Monrovia, Liberia | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 14 | Recorded April 13, 1985 Panjebo-Ta, Monrovia, Liberia | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye | ||
| 15 | Recorded April 20, 1985 Town Hall, Sangaredi, Guinea | John Tchicai / Hartmut Geerken / Famoudou Don Moye |
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