Charles Gayle’s music was steeped in the entire history of African music which he brought into the present tense. His Free music did not replace the great African or African American music that came before. It is a part of the whole. The music reflected the church, the streets, the liberation movement, and the experience as an African Human Being in America.

An intense and uncompromised artist, Charles Gayle made music that was spirit filled.  Spirit was always at the center of his music.