Pangaea was recorded live on February 1, 1975 at the Osaka Jazz Festival, Japan, on the same day as its sister album 'Agharta'. It is the last studio album by Miles Davis before his temporary retirement from music between 1975 and 1980.
The album features a fusion of jazz, funk, and rock, with a dense, experimental sound including electric guitars, synthesizers, and African percussion. The band included musicians such as Pete Cosey, Sonny Fortune, and Al Foster.
Pangaea was initially released only in Japan in 1975, and was not issued in the United States until 1990. It is considered a key work of Davis's electric period, though it received mixed reviews at the time for its abstract and noisy character.