Flash of the Spirit

Album by Jon Hassell & Farafina

Flash of the Spirit is a collaborative album by Jon Hassell and Farafina, a Burkinabé percussion and vocal ensemble. It combines Hassell’s “Fourth World” trumpet and electronics with balafons and West African polyrhythms in an ambient, world‑fusion idiom.
First released: 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Flash of the Spirit (Laughter)
    5:46
  2. 2.
    Night Moves (Fear)
    2:24
  3. 3.
    Air Afrique (Wind)
    3:59
  4. 4.
    Out Pours (Kongo) Blue (Prayer)
    7:14
  5. 5.
    Kaboo (Play)
    2:54
  6. 6.
    (Like) Warriors Everywhere (Courage)
    4:44
  7. 7.
    Dreamworld (Dance)
    4:54
  8. 8.
    Tales of the Near Future (Clairvoyance)
    4:19
  9. 9.
    A Vampire Dances (Symmetry)
    4:00
  10. 10.
    Masque (Strength)
    11:43