Solar Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen releases debut solo album at 100 years outdated

Solar Ra Arkestra chief Marshall Allen has launched his debut solo album, New Daybreak. Stream it beneath.

Within the course of, he’s obtained two Guinness World Information: one for being the oldest particular person to launch a debut album and the opposite for oldest particular person to launch an album of latest materials. Each data have been beforehand held by Tony Bennett for Love for Sale, his 2021 collaborative album with Girl Gaga.

Made with lifelong good friend and fellow Arkestra member Knoel Scott, the brand new album spans seven tracks and options an look from Neneh Cherry on the beforehand launched title observe. In the event you want a bodily copy, it’s additionally obtainable on CD or vinyl.

Recording on the challenge began in Could 2024 — simply days after Allen’s a centesimal birthday — leading to what’s described in a press launch as “a love letter to spacetime that channels a century of musical transience and transcendence.”

“Knoel’s power turned the driving power behind the challenge,” producer Jan Lankisch shared in a press release. “He knew Marshall higher than anybody, and his deep understanding of Marshall’s compositions guided the number of materials for the album.”

To help the album, Allen has booked a pair of reveals on April fifth at Brooklyn’s Roulette and April ninth at World Café Stay in Philadelphia.

New Daybreak Paintings: