Richards' Wingless Angels Set to Fly - October 8, 1997 - Wingless Angels – Keith Richards

As Richards likes to describe it, Wingless Angels make “marrow music.” As old as time itself, this is the Nyabinghi style—calling on the drum and voice to make music that cuts right to the bone, stripping away all but the essence, the raw and righteous spirit of the common people.

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Richards' Wingless Angels Set to Fly - October 8, 1997

While Rolling Stone Keith Richards criss-crosses the globe on his band's Bridges to Babylon tour, one of his side projects is embarking on a journey of its own.

Wingless Angels, a group of five Nyabinghi Rastafarian drummers and a vocalist named Sister Maureen, will release their eponymous debut album on Richards' Mindless Records on Oct. 14.

Recorded at the famous guitarist's Ocho Rios, Jamaica villa, the album features drums, chanting, Richards' guitar and bass, and a soulful Irish fiddle.

Asked about the group's name, Richards joked, "They sing like angels, but they can't fly." (Scott Hess)

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