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Revision as of 13:06, 6 May 2023

Village Life
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1985 (Japan)
RecordedAugust 7–9, 1984
StudioCBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio, Shinanomachi, Tokyo
GenreJazz fusion, Mandé music
Length40:38
LabelCBS/Sony, Columbia
ProducerBill Laswell, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
Sound-System
(1984)
Village Life
(1985)
Round Midnight
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Village Life is an album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and Mandinka griot Foday Musa Suso, recorded in Japan and released in 1985. Hancock and Suso had worked together as part of a larger ensemble for Hancock's 1984 album Sound-System, and Village Live was recorded shortly after a world tour. There are no overdubs, Village Life was recorded live in the studio.

Track listing

  1. "Moon/Light" (Hancock, Suso) - 7:57
  2. "Ndan Ndan Nyaria" (Suso) - 9:50
  3. "Early Warning" (Hancock) - 2:52
  4. "Kanatente" (Hancock, Suso) - 19:59

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Herbie Hancock - producer
  • Bill Laswell - producer
  • Tony Meilandt - associate producer
  • Dave Jerden - engineer (recording)
  • Tomoo Suzuki - engineer (recording)
  • Tetsuro Tomita - engineer (digital editing)
  • Wally Traugott - engineer (mastering)
  • Nobuhisa Kawabe - assistant engineer
  • Shinichi Miyoshi - assistant engineer

References

  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Village Life - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.