The Brotherhood of Breath was an English-South African big band established in the late-1960s by South African pianist and composer Chris McGregor, an extension of McGregor's previous band, The Blue Notes.
ðə bɹˈʌðɚhˌʊd ʌv bɹˈɛθ wʌz ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃsˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən bˈɪɡ bˈænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z baɪ sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən pˈiənɪst ænd kəmpˈoʊzɚ kɹˈɪs mə ɡɹˈɛɡɚ, ɐn ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌv mə ɡɹˈɛɡɚz pɹˈiːviəs bˈænd, ðə blˈuː nˈoʊts.