African Children

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1978 studio album by Lester Bowie

African Children

Studio album by

Lester Bowie

Released| 1978
Recorded| April 16, 1978
Genre| Jazz
Label| Horo
Producer| Aldo Sinesio
Lester Bowie chronology
| Rope-A-Dope
(1976)  | African Children
(1978)  | Duet
(1978)

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African Children is a double LP by Lester Bowie recorded for the Italian Horo label and released in 1978. It features performances by Bowie, Arthur Blythe, Amina Claudine Myers, Malachi Favors and Phillip Wilson.

## Track listing

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### Side One

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1. "Amina" (Bowie, Blythe, Myers, Favors, Wilson) – 19:28

### Side Two

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1. "Captain Courageous" -10:40
2. "Tricky Slicky" (Bowie, Blythe, Myers, Favors, Wilson) – 10:32

### Side Three

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1. "Chili MacDonald (Bowie, Blythe, Myers, Favors, Wilson) – 20:00

### Side Four

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1. "For Fela" – 20:16

All compositions by Lester Bowie except as indicated

*     * Recorded on 16 April 1978 at Mama Dog Studio, Rome, Italy

## Personnel

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* Lester Bowie – trumpet
* Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
* Amina Claudine Myers – piano, vocals
* Malachi Favors – bass
* Phillip Wilson – drums

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Numbers 1 & 2 (1967)
* Gittin' to Know Y'All (1967)
* Fast Last! (1974)
* Rope-A-Dope (1975)
* Bugle Boy Bop (with Charles "Bobo" Shaw, 1977)
* African Children (1978)
* Duet (with Phillip Wilson, 1978)
* The Great Pretender (1981)
* All the Magic! (1982)
* Duet (with Nobuyoshi Ino, 1985)
* I Only Have Eyes for You (1985)
* Avant Pop (1986)
* Twilight Dreams (1987)
* Serious Fun (1989)
* My Way (1990)
* The Organizer (1991)
* Funky T. Cool T. (1991)
* The Fire This Time (1992)
* The Odyssey of Funk & Popular Music (1997)
* When the Spirit Returns (1997)

Live albums|

* The 5th Power (1978)
* Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy (1990)

Related articles|

* Art Ensemble of Chicago
* The Leaders
* Tribute to Lester

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