Caption: Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock 

Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project -- Part 2

Series: Jazz Perspectives
From: Reese Erlich
Length: 00:07:21

Hancock talks about his collaboration with African and Latin American stars. Read the full description.

Hancock_photo_1_small Hancock describes the difficulties and joys of collaborating with superstars from Mali, Congo and Colombia.

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Hancock describes the difficulties and joys of collaborating with superstars from Mali, Congo and Colombia.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
A Change is Gonna Come Herbie Hancock The Imagine Project. Rhapsody Records 2010 04:00
La Tierra Hancock/Juanes The Imagine Project. Rhapsody Records 2010 03:30