African Children is a double LP by Lester Bowie recorded for the Italian Horo label and released in 1978. It features performances by Bowie, Arthur Blythe, Amina Claudine Myers, Malachi Favors and Phillip Wilson.

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African Children
Studio album by Lester Bowie
Released	1978
Recorded	April 16, 1978
Genre	Jazz
Label	Horo
Producer	Aldo Sinesio
Lester Bowie chronology
Rope-A-Dope (1976) African Children (1978) Duet (1978)

Track listing

Side One

1. "Amina" (Bowie, Blythe, Myers, Favors, Wilson) – 19:28

Side Two

1. "Captain Courageous" -10:40
2. "Tricky Slicky" (Bowie, Blythe, Myers, Favors, Wilson) – 10:32

Side Three

1. "Chili MacDonald (Bowie, Blythe, Myers, Favors, Wilson) – 20:00

Side Four

1. "For Fela" – 20:16

All compositions by Lester Bowie except as indicated

• • Recorded on 16 April 1978 at Mama Dog Studio, Rome, Italy

Personnel

• Lester Bowie – trumpet
• Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
• Amina Claudine Myers – piano, vocals
• Malachi Favors – bass
• Phillip Wilson – drums