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The Abakuá

from The Abakuá by Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq

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The Abakuá is the title track of the CD and I wrote the song to express some challenging times I had once in my career when I was the Bandleader/Music Director of a traveling circus in Germany called, "Afrika Afrika". The group of African musicians in the band were from various places throughout east, west and south Africa. The challenge wasn't with the musicians but with those who owned and operated the circus as they were treating the musicians, dancers, singers and drummers in the show with very little human respect.
Abakuá is an Afro-Cuban men's initiatory fraternity which originated from fraternal associations in southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. Abakuá has been described as "an Afro-Cuban version of Freemasonry". It was believed that the Abakuá could be transformed into leopards to stalk their enemies.

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from The Abakuá, released May 26, 2020
Rolf Zielke - piano, Max Hughes - e. bass, Kenny Martin - drums and Fuasi on ten sax

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Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq Berlin, Germany

Fuasi began performing professionally in 1972 after graduating from college while during his post graduate studies with the late great African-American pianist, Horace Tapscott and his institution called, "UGMAA" (Union of God's Musicians and Artist Ascension) in Los Angeles, California. He is a leader of his own ensembles which include, "Fuasi and Ensemble" and "Journey To The Source" ... more

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