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Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem is a double-LP-length compilation of tracks from the International Anthem label curated by legendary London-based radio host, DJ, label head, and cultural impresario Gilles Peterson.

The twenty-nine tracks on Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem chronicle Peterson’s long-standing affinity for and connection to International Anthem’s expansive creative music community, and were chosen via extensive review of playlists from his broadcasts on BBC 6 Music, Worldwide FM, and various syndicated radio programs. The compilation includes a previously unreleased track recorded by Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly at Peterson’s Brownswood Basement studio in London. It also includes several unreleased introductions from a January 2020 Worldwide FM broadcast at Chicago’s Co-Prosperity (the site of the album cover photo, taken by Carolina Sanchez), where Peterson gave International Anthem “Label of the Year” as part of his 2020 Worldwide Awards.

In his liner notes for the album, Peterson says:

“From the get go I could see it. I could see that International Anthem was the real deal. I could hear it too - more importantly. A record label with the vision and care that places it in the pantheon of labels where you can pick up any release without knowing what it is and be certain the quality will be there… International Anthem is more than a record label though. It’s a community that is built on the city’s history but has, over the years, championed the spirit of creative music and pushed it forward with an outlook that reaches out to like minded souls regardless of time and space.

Throughout the 10 years of their existence we have crossed paths many times. From being in Chicago to celebrate them as label of the year in January 2020 just before the world shut down, to hanging with the crew in London, to playing so much of the label’s output on both on my radio shows and in my DJ sets. So it is my pleasure to honour our friendship with a selection of tracks that have soundtracked the journey, so far…” — (via Label)

Vinyl // Tracklist:
A1 Gilles Peterson – Chicago, January 13th, 2020
A2 Makaya McCraven – The Jaunt
A3 Junius Paul – Asé
A4 Dezron Douglas, Brandee Younger – The Creator Has A Master Plan
A5 Resavoir – Taking Flight
A6 Irreversible Entanglements –    Open The Gates
A7 Angel Bat Dawid – We Are Starzz
A8 Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra – Abstract Dark Energy (Parable 9)
B1 Gilles Peterson – The Most Amazing Time
B2 Damon Locks, Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble – Rebuild A Nation
B3 Dos Santos –    A Shot In The Dark
B4 Daniel Villarreal – In/On
B5 Anna Butterss – Pokemans
B6 SML – Industry
B7 Jeremiah Chiu, Marta Sofia Honer – Sñacko
C1 Jeff Parker –    Cliche
C2 Jamire Williams – And Then the Anointing Fell
C3 Carlos Niño – Please, Wake Up
C4 Thandi Ntuli With Carlos Niño – Voice And Tongo Experiment
C5 Tom Skinner – Quiet As It's Kept
C6 Ruth Goller – Next Time I Keep My Hands Down
C7 Alabaster DePlume – A Gente Acaba (Vento Em Rosa)
D1 Gilles Peterson – Old Fashioned Chicago Music
D2 Jaimie Branch – Theme 001 (Live)
D3 Tomin – Angela's Angel
D4 Asher Gamedze – Melancholia
D5 Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly –    Mestizx (Brownswood Basement Live)
D6 Ben Lamar Gay – Oh Great Be The Lake
D7 Charles Stepney – Step On Step

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Label: International Anthem Recording Company 
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Released: 2025
Genre: Jazz, Electronic
Style: Contemporary Jazz, Experimental, Free Jazz, Soul-Jazz

File under: Jazz // Modern Jazz
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