Solar Ra Arkestra chief Marshall Allen has launched his debut solo album, New Daybreak. Stream it under.
Within the course of, he’s earned two Guinness World Information: one for being the oldest individual to launch a debut album and the opposite for oldest individual to launch an album of latest materials. Each information have been beforehand held by Tony Bennett for Love for Sale, his 2021 collaborative album with Woman Gaga.
Made with lifelong buddy and fellow Arkestra member Knoel Scott, the brand new album spans seven tracks and options an look from Neneh Cherry on the beforehand launched title observe. In case you favor a bodily copy, it’s additionally accessible on CD or vinyl.
Recording on the venture began in Might 2024 — simply days after Allen’s one hundredth birthday — leading to what’s described in a press launch as “a love letter to spacetime that channels a century of musical transience and transcendence.”
“Knoel’s power turned the driving drive behind the venture,” producer Jan Lankisch shared in an announcement. “He knew Marshall higher than anybody, and his deep understanding of Marshall’s compositions guided the choice of materials for the album.”
To help the album, Allen has booked a pair of reveals on April fifth at Brooklyn’s Roulette and April ninth at World Café Dwell in Philadelphia.
New Daybreak Art work:
New Daybreak Tracklist:
01. Prologue
02. African Sundown
03. New Daybreak (feat. Neneh Cherry)
04. Are You Prepared
05. Sonny’s Dance
06. Boma
07. Angels and Demons at Play
