Sounds of Liberation was an American jazz collective formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the early 1970s.
The band had close ties to the Black Arts Movement of the time, using their music to help spark social activism, with tremendous impact on the African American and jazz community in Philadelphia.
[2] The band had seven members: Byard Lancaster, Monnette Sudler, Rashid Salim, Omar Hill, Khan Jamal, Bill Mills, and Dwight James.
[4] They owe much of their inspiration to jazz legends such as Pharoah Sanders, and funk artists like Curtis Mayfield.
The band once performed alongside Kool & The Gang at the 1974 Miss Black America pageant.