Harsh Agarwal
music that got me into Spiritual Jazz. having listened to 100s of records from the genre, this (trio of) album remains the most underrated in my mind. Idris Ackamoor and his band were really onto something.. something that I don't think many have replicated since
1. LALIBELA
2. SHEBA’S DANCE
3. HIGH PRIESTESS
4. ROCK CHURCHES
5. DIALOGUE OF THE SPIRITS
6. MESENKO NIGHTS
7. INDIGO
8. YA A YA A YA A YA A
9. SUNSET AT GIZA
LP 2: KING OF KINGS (1974)
1. MOGHO NABA (KING OF KINGS)
2. QUEEN OF THE SPIRITS Part 1
3. QUEEN OF THE SPIRITS Part 2
4. QUEEN OF THE SPIRITS Part 3
5. NSORAMA (THE STARS)
6. MY AFRICA
LP 3: BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING
1. AOMAWA
2. BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING - Part 1
3. BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING - Part 2
4. BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING - Part 3
5. BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING - Part 4
6. REAFFIRMATION - Part 1
7. REAFFIRMATION - Part 2
8. REAFFIRMATION - Part 3
9. REAFFIRMATION - Part 4
10. JAMAICAN CARNIVAL - Part 1
11. JAMAICAN CARNIVAL – Part 2
12. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE – Part 1
13. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE – Part 2
14. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE – Part 3
15. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE – Part 4
LP 4: THE PYRAMIDS: LIVE AT KQED, 1975
1 JAMAICAN CARNIVAL
2. THE KING HE COMES
3. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE
4. THEME FOR MARGAUX AND KAY
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
CD 1: LALIBELA (1973)
1. LALIBELA
2. SHEBA’S DANCE
3. HIGH PRIESTESS
4. ROCK CHURCHES
5. DIALOGUE OF THE SPIRITS
6. MESENKO NIGHTS
7. INDIGO
8. YA A YA A YA A YA A
9. SUNSET AT GIZA
CD 2: KING OF KINGS (1974)
1. MOGHO NABA (KING OF KINGS)
2. QUEEN OF THE SPIRITS Part 1
3. QUEEN OF THE SPIRITS Part 2
4. QUEEN OF THE SPIRITS Part 3
5. NSORAMA (THE STARS)
6. MY AFRICA
CD 3: BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING
1. AOMAWA
2. BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING - Part 1
3. BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING - Part 2
4. BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING - Part 3
5. BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING - Part 4
6. REAFFIRMATION - Part 1
7. REAFFIRMATION - Part 2
8. REAFFIRMATION - Part 3
9. REAFFIRMATION - Part 4
10. JAMAICAN CARNIVAL - Part 1
11. JAMAICAN CARNIVAL – Part 2
12. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE – Part 1
13. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE – Part 2
14. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE – Part 3
15. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE – Part 4
CD 4: THE PYRAMIDS: LIVE AT KQED, 1975
1 JAMAICAN CARNIVAL
2. THE KING HE COMES
3. BLACK MAN AND WOMAN OF THE NILE
4. THEME FOR MARGAUX AND KAY
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Streaming + Download
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A brand new 4LP box set bringing together the incredible 1970s recordings of Afrofuturism pioneers The Pyramids, led by saxophonist Idris Ackamoor. The set features the remastered LPs Lalibela, King Of Kings and Birth / Speed / Merging alongside the first ever vinyl issue of their live session for KQED TV in 1975. The accompanying 12-page 12”-sized booklet features extended interviews with The Pyramids by Francis Gooding and a host of unseen photos.
Guest Artist:
MCHEZA NGOMA: vocals on ‘Aomawa’, steel drum on ‘Reaffirmation’,
Percussion on ‘Black Man And Woman Of The Nile’
Produced by Idris Ackamoor, Kimathi Asante and Heshima
Recorded in November, 1975 at His Master’s Wheels Studio
Recording Engineer: Jim Furman
Mixed at Different Fur Music
Mixing Engineer: John Vieria
IDRIS ACKAMOOR is an alto and tenor saxophonist, and composer. He is the Founder, Artistic Director of the legendary jazz and world music ensemble Idris Ackamoor ☥ The Pyramids.
