Flash of the Spirit
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| Flash of the Spirit | |
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| Released | 1988 |
| Label | Intuition[1] Capitol |
| Producer | Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Jon Hassell |
Flash of the Spirit is an album by the American musician Jon Hassell and the Burkinabé musicians Farafina.[2][3] It was released in 1988, with an American release the following year.[4][5] A remastered edition was released in 2020.[6]
The album takes its title from the art historian Robert Farris Thompson's book of the same name, an influential study of "African and Afro-American art and philosophy", as the subtitle calls it.[citation needed]
The album was produced by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Hassell.[7][8] J. A. Deane played electronic drums.[9] The title track was included on Intuition and Capitol Records' The World Music Album.[10]
