Brother Kefentse_Bandele, I had logged in to post this sad news, but I appreciate the fact you have already blessed this forum by recognizing this important event…the crossing over of Max Roach.
I was blessed to see Max roach play live twice…once at the Village Vanguard in NY a few decades ago, and again when he was touring with his daughter’s Maxine string ensemble The Uptown String Quartet. In both cases I was mesmerized.
A friend called me today and informed me about the crossing over of the great Max Roach. He said he had overheard the Tom Joyner show on the radio and some white listener called and informed the host that Max had passed over, and to his surprise there wasn’t any comments, recognition of Brother Max’s contributions, or any form of condolence at all! Now I’m not amazed, but it’s still so sad…
I hope the younger generation will start to investigate these great Black musical shamans like Max Roach, not only what has been recorded over the last several decades by those who have crossed over, but also the extraordinary work of those who are still here. I feel a very viable and important component that's extremely important and necessary for our metaphysical and socio-cultural development that was spiritually birthed from our unique experiences and struggles in the diaspora is being marginalized, ignored, and even forgotten.
Ase
