Kings of Mali

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{{Infobox album

| name = Kings Of Mali

| type = live

| artist = Chico Freeman

| cover = KingsOfMali.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1978

| recorded = September 1977

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 40:21

| label = India Navigation

| producer = India Navigation

| prev_title = Beyond the Rain

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = The Outside Within

| next_year = 1978

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r138930|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite book

|editor-last=Swenson

|editor-first=J.

| author-link =

| year = 1985

| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone

| location = USA

| isbn = 0-394-72643-X

| pages = 80

}}

}}Kings Of Mali is a post-bop/avant-garde jazz LP by Chico Freeman on India Navigation Records IN 1035 in September 1977 and released in 1978.India Navigation LP IN-1035

The lp, like many others recorded and produced by India Navigation in New York city, featured many of the top American players in post-bop and avant-garde jazz and features songs inspired by African history and the legacy of African Americans.