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Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

  • Bop Shop Records 1460 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY, 14618 United States (map)

The legendary Ethnic Heritage Ensemble has toured internationally and recorded enumerable celebrated projects over the last 45 years. Led by legendary Chicago percussionist Dr. Kahil El’Zabar - an artist in a league of his own - is acknowledged throughout the world as the leader in the vanguard of spiritual and afro-futuristic jazz.

Alongside El’Zabar (multi-percussion/composition/vocals) is Corey Wilkes (trumpet), and Alex Harding (baritone sax).

This is beautiful Afro-centric spiritual jazz on the forefront of the current popular jazz scene. The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble’s music “seeks to spark a time in which heightened sensibility and higher consciousness will universally be known”.

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