Amandla

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An audio cassette of Miles Davis’ "Amandla" (1989). 2015.263.1a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is clear plastic. Each side has a black label with white type and a header reading: [MILES DAVIS/AMANDLA/CATEMBE • COBRA •/BIT TIME • HANNIBAL] on Side 1, and [MILES DAVIS/AMANDALA/JO-JO • AMANDLA • JILLIT/MR. PASTORIUS] on Side 2. Both sides feature the Warner Brothers’ logo with the audio cassette’s number listed below [4-25873]. Side 1 has a list of the producers and Side 2 has copyright information. 2015.263.1b: An audio cassette paper jacket. The jacket has purple type on the front that reads, [MILES DAVIS] above a drawing. The center of the front features a colorful abstract depiction of a man with instruments, and [AMANDLA] scrawled in black across the top. The side of the jacket has type with the artist’s name and the audio cassette’s title.

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