Soul to Soul

(Rhino)

In 1971, Eddie Harris & Les McCann, Ike & Tina Turner, the Staples Singers, Wilson Pickett, Santana, and other acts performed for a gazillion people in Ghana on that West African nation’s Independence Day. Peaks: Ike & Tina plumbing the bottomless blues in “I Smell Trouble”; Ghanaian singers, dancers, shamen, and musicians; McCann visiting historic slave dungeons before the show; and Pickett going to church with “Land of 1000 Dances.” The filmography and overall structure are of-the-time, but packaged with a remastered and expanded soundtrack, Soul to Soul is a historic release.

***

This article appears in December 24 • 2004.

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.

SUPPORT US