Cymande- Promised HeightsLabel: Partisan Reissued 2025, Originally released 1974 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Cymande's Promised Heights, a record that closed out a historic three album run of seminal early '70s Afro soul that also included their 1972 self titled debut and 1973's Second Time Round. Promised Heights solidified Cymande's place in music history and contains some of their most beloved and often sampled tracks such as "Brothers On The Slide." Track listing:

" This 23-track all-covers album was recorded live throughout the pandemic from the band's livestream series

Ballad of Big Nothing (Alternate Vocal)

and was recently one of four artists invited to the Kennedy Center to perform alongside Philip Glass

critics and fans have described their songs with words like “ethereal

cracking the noise-rock and underground scenes wide open with an album as frenetic and violent as it is overflowing with joyful abandon

The band's last record

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as part of a balanced breakfast

a tale about coming up in the 80s with a message to emcees not staying true to their roots

OCT 19 SAT Riviera Theatre Chicago

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