Kahil El'Zabar's The Ritual With Billy Bang, Malachi Favors – Another Kind Of Groove released on Sound Aspect in 1987

"Kahil El'Zabar (born Clifton Blackburn; November 11, 1953) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist (mainly a percussionist) and composer.

El'Zabar was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Lake Forest College and joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in the early 1970s, and became its chairman in 1975. During the 1970s, he formed the musical groups Ritual Trio and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, both of which remain active..." - Wikipedia

This is a truly magical recording made in Germany by this incarnation of The Ritual Trio.

Billy Bang - Violin, Bells
Malachi Favors - Double-Bass, Percussion
Kahil El'Zabar - Drums, Flute, Berimbau, Bells

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ92I5kiof0

Kahil El'Zabar's The Ritual - The Opening

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Ritual Trio:
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