Promised Heights
‘Promised Heights’ solidified Cymande’s place in music history and contains some of their mostbeloved and often-sampled tracks such as ‘Brothers On The Slide’.
Artist: CYMANDE
Genre: Soul
Label: Partisan Records
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As children of the Windrush Generation, Cymande were part of the first wave of innovators and originators of the fledgling Black British music scene.
Taking influences from their Guyanese and Jamaican roots, the band fused reggae basslines, Afro-tinged Nyabinghi percussion, psychedelic rock touches, and American style funk instrumentation into a unique sound they dubbed as ‘Nyah-rock’
‘Promised Heights’ was recorded following the band’s US tour with Al Green, which had firmly planted Cymande in the ears of an adoring American audience.
Cymande were also the first British band to ever play the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem.
About the artist
Cymande are a British funk group that was originally active in the early 1970s. The band name derives from a calypso word for "dove", which symbolises peace and love; "Dove" is also the title of one of their best-known songs.
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