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In 1972 he produced ''Blue Moses'' for the [[CTI Records]], a best-selling record on which he plays electric keyboard. As he explained in a July 2018 interview, "We were still living in Tangier, so my son and I came from Tangier to do the recording, but when I got there, Creed Taylor said his formula is electric piano. I was not happy with that, but it was my only hit record. People loved it."<ref>Frank J. Oteri, [https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/randy-weston-music-is-life-itself/ "Randy Weston: Music is Life Itself"], ''NewMusicBox'', August 1, 2018.</ref> In the summer of 1975, he played at the Festival of Tabarka in [[Tunisia]], North Africa (later known as the [[Tabarka Jazz Festival]]), accompanied by his son Azzedin Weston on percussion, with other notable acts including [[Dizzy Gillespie]].
In 1977 he participated in [[FESTAC 77|FESTAC]], the African world Festival of Arts and Culture held in Lagos, Nigeria;<ref>[http://www.randyweston.info/randy-weston-autobiography.html "Autobiography"], Randy Weston website.</ref><ref>Gregg Reese, [http://ourweekly.com/news/2018/sep/06/pianist-randy-weston-passes-away-age-92/ "Pianist Randy Weston passes away at age 92"], ''Our Weekly'', September 6, 2018.</ref> other artists appearing there included [[Osibisa]], [[Miriam Makeba]], [[Bembeya Jazz National|Bembeya Jazz]], [[Louis Moholo]], [[Dudu Pukwana]], [[Donald Byrd]], [[Stevie Wonder]] and [[Sun Ra]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171028181802/http://blog.afropop.org/2011/01/history-of-world-festival-of-black-arts.html "The History of the World Festival of Black Arts & Culture / FESTAC"], Afropop, 20 January 2011.</ref><ref name="Collins">{{cite book
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| first = John |authorlink=John Collins (musician/researcher)
| title = West African Pop Roots
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ihWr03mTSJYC&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=miriam+makeba+second+world+black+and+african+festival+of+arts+and+culture&source=bl&ots=mQ0rAizffB&sig=o2EnlqxoPpYqMpDFDi9u1nr6cOk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAmoVChMIw_O5tpq-xwIVCYoNCh0WiAbK#v=onepage&q=miriam%20makeba%20second%20world%20black%20and%20african%20festival%20of%20arts%20and%20culture&f=false
| publisher=Temple Press
| date= 1992}}</ref>
===Later career===
[[File:Randy Weston1.jpg|thumb|Randy Weston, February 19, 1984]]
For a long stretch Weston recorded infrequently on smaller record labels. He also made a two-CD recording ''[[The Spirits of Our Ancestors]]'' (recorded 1991, released 1992), which featured arrangements by his long-time collaborator [[Melba Liston]]. The album contained new, expanded versions of many of his well-known pieces and featured an ensemble including some African musicians, with guests such as [[Dizzy Gillespie]] and [[Pharoah Sanders]] also contributing. The music director was saxophonist [[Talib Kibwe]] (also known as T. K. Blue), who subsequently continued in that role.<ref>[http://www.randyweston.info/randy-weston-sidemen-pages/tk-blue.html "T.K. Blue"], Randy Weston African Rhythms.</ref> ''The Spirits of Our Ancestors'' has been described as "one of the most imaginative explorations of 'world jazz' ever recorded."<ref name="Moon">{{cite book|author= Tom Moon|title=1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zk0Z0bD2DGcC&pg=PA855|accessdate=August 18, 2018|date=August 28, 2008 |publisher=Workman |isbn=978-0-7611-5385-6 |pages=855–}}</ref>
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