1978 The Soul Messengers/ שליחי הנשמה/ “We Try In Hebrew/אנו משתדלים בעברית” on Hed-Arzi

The last of three bangers from the Black Hebrew collective out of Liberia via Detroit and ultimately Israel. This one is more traditional in nature, still just as spiritual but more soulful and less funky, which in other settings would be a criticism but here is a nice gearshift compared to the other two records. Great instrumentation, lovely harmonies, a real feel for the music of the region as re-interpreted by Lateef’s Detroit. Thomas “Yehudah” Whitfield on git, John “Shevat” Boyd with the vocals, and Charles “Hezekiah” Blackwell on HEAVY bass. As always, heavy on the deep desert Praise N’ Testify, but never forgets the streets. Oh yea.