| Human Rights | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Kabell, Gramm | |||
| Wadada Leo Smith chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
| Tom Hull | B+ [2] |
Human Rights is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. [3] [4] [5] The album was released in 1986 via Kabell and Gramm labels. [6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ethiopia / Africa" | 8:26 |
| 2. | "Don't You Remembe" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Freedom Song" | 2:23 |
| 4. | "Rastafari#4" | 7:00 |
| 5. | "Humanismo Justa (Human Rights) / Tutmonda Muziko (World Music)" | 29:05 |
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