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F L A S H   O F   T H E   S P I R I T Jon Hassell/Farafina Capitol/Intuition CDP 7 91186 2 EMI-Intuition IC 066 7 91186-1 1988 51.47   1  Flash of the Spirit 5.45 2  Night Moves (Fear) 2.23 3  Air Afrique (Wind) 3.58 4  Out Pours (Kongo) Blue (Prayer) 7.13 5  Kaboo (Play) 2.54 6  (Lide) Warriors Everywhere (Courage) 4.42 7  Dreamworld (Dance) 4.52 8  Tales of the Near Future (Clairvoyance) 4.18 9  Vampire Dances (Symmetry) 4.00 10  Masque (Strength) 11.42   Jon Hassell—trumpet, keyboards Soungalo Coulibaly—flute, percussion Baba Diarra—percussion, balafon Tiawara Keira—drums Mahama Konaté—balafon Tiawara Nei-ta—drums Ben Palm—drums Seydou Quattara—drums Souleyname Sanou—percussion Paco Ye—drums, djembe Mahama Konté—balafon Dan Schwartz—bass   Produced by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Jon Hassell Cover art by Dennis Keeley, photographed by Debra du Poalo Design by Ph.D

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A natural extension of the Fourth World idea, Hassell performing with the Burkina Faso balafon ensemble. Unlike numerous World Music collaborations this avoids the anthropologist approach by seeking to blend different musical areas into a cohesive whole. The characteristic Eno and Lanois production layers JH's trumpet over balaphon polyrhythms, resulting in a sound like Dream Theory in Malaya relocated to Africa. JH also toured with Farafina around this time. Title from a book by Robert Farris Thompson. •