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Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble
Afrika Rising
Album US 2002 on Dreamtime Records label
Jazz, Folk, World and (Free Jazz)
Tracks 1 to 4 recorded at HotHouse (Chicago), 13 January 2002 Track 5 at Chicago Cultural Center, 9 November 1999 Tracks 6 to 9 at Southport Studios, 4 June 2002 Track 10 at Truckstop Studios (Chicago), 31 February 2002 Track 11 at Velvet Lounge (Chicago), 20 April 2002 Mastered at Bel Air (Chicago), July 2002
Musicians
 | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble , album by |
 | Darius Savage b, US bass |
 | Joshua Abrams b, US bass |
 | Tomeka Reid vc, *1977 US cello |
 | David Boykin ts, sax, US clarinet, engineer, tenor saxophone, vocals |
 | Nicole Mitchell fl, *1967 US composed by, arranged by, producer, design concept, flute, lead vocals, piccolo flute |
 | Tony Herrera conch, shells, trombone, vocals |
 | Avreeayl Ra perc, dr, *1947 US drums, vocals |
 | Hamid Drake dr, *1955 US drums |
 | Isaiah Spencer dr, US drums |
 | Coco Elysses bvoc, cng, percussion |
 | Jovia Armstrong perc, US percussion, vocals |
 | Jim Baker p, syn, piano |
| Miles Tate III piano |
| Wanda Bishop piano, vocals |
 | Steve Berry tb, US trombone |
 | Corey Wilkes tr, fh, *1979 US trumpet |
 | Edith Yokley vn, violin |
 | Savoir Faire g, voc, violin, vocals |
 | Traditional , written by, african american spiritual "wade in the water" |
Producers
| Ammar artwork, cover art |
| Griffin Rodriguez engineer |
| Todd Carter engineer, mastered by |
| Howard Reich liner notes |
Composers
| Nicole Mitchell |
| Traditional |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrika Rising Trilogy | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 21:46 | |
| 2 | Mvmt I: The Ancient Power Awakens | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 8:34 | |
| 3 | Mvmt II: Metamorphosis | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 7:33 | |
| 4 | Mvmt III: Intergalactic Healing | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 5:39 | |
| 5 | Peaceful Village Town | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 5:17 | |
| 6 | Emerging Light | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 0:53 | |
| 7 | Umoja (Intro) | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 1:01 | |
| 8 | Umoja | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 5:42 | |
| 9 | Bluerise | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 10:49 | |
| 10 | Goldmind | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | Traditional | 2:07 |
| 11 | Wheatgrass | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 7:57 | |
| 12 | Toward Vision Quest | Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble | 3:21 |
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