African Children Explained

African Children
Type:	album
Artist:	Lester Bowie
Cover:	File:African Children album cover.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	April 16, 1978
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Horo
Producer:	Aldo Sinesio
Prev Title:	Rope-A-Dope
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Duet
Next Year:	1978

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

Side One

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

Side Two

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

Side Three

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

Side Four

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

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