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A set that pretty much does everything. It's jazz, it's reggae, it's psych, it's R&B, it's catchy as hell and it flies by in a flash, never overstaying its welcome.
Favorite track: Tango of Love.
1. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - Shaman!
2. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - Tango of Love
3. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - Eternity
4. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - When Will I See You Again?
5. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - Salvation
6. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - Theme for Cecil
7. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - Virgin
8. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - The Last Slave Ship
9. Idris Ackamoor & the Pyramids - Dogon Mysteries
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ACT I: FIRE RITES OF PENANCE SHAMAN!
TANGO OF LOVE
ACT II: A GLIMPSE Of ETERNITY ETERNITY
WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN?
ACT III: UPON WHOSE SHOULDERS WE STAND SALVATION
THEME FOR CECIL
ACT IV: 400 YEARS: THE CLOTILDA VIRGIN
THE LAST SLAVE SHIP
DOGON MYSTERIES
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Influential jazz collective Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids return with an epic new opus, ‘Shaman!’, featuring a fresh line-up including original 1970s Pyramids member Dr. Margaux Simmons on flute, Bobby Cobb on guitar, long-term associate Sandra Poindexter on violin, Ruben Ramos on bass, Gioele Pagliaccia on drums and Jack Yglesias on percussion. The band transitions from the political and social commentaries of 2018’s acclaimed ‘An Angel Fell’ into more introspective themes. “I wanted to use this album to touch on some of the issues that we all face as individuals in the inner space of our souls and our conscience,” explains Ackamoor. “The album unfolds over four Acts with personal musical statements about love and loss, mortality, the afterlife, family and salvation.”
Evolving around Ackamoor's intricate compositions, the album takes us effortlessly across moods and emotions through a series of expansive, extended pieces. Starting with ritual, soul-searching, and masculine vulnerability on the title track, the band explores timeless existence on ‘Eternity’ and mourns the sudden loss of loved ones in the prescient ‘When Will I See You Again?’, a track which gains new relevance amidst the current COVID-19 crisis. Ackamoor pays tribute to his mentor Cecil Taylor on the angular ‘Theme For Cecil’ and renders homage to the ancestors on ‘Salvation’ and ‘The Last Slave Ship’, recalling the last ship to bring slaves to the US from Africa, the Clotilda. The superb ‘Virgin’ is an anthem of forgiveness, new beginnings and self-healing.
‘Shaman!’ marks another significant landmark in The Pyramids' discography with the band at the peak of their powers. It is produced by Malcolm Catto at his analogue HQ, Quatermass Studio, in London. Cover artwork features an exclusive new painting by Japanese artist Tokio Aoyama.
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released August 7, 2020
Personnel:
IDRIS ACKAMOOR: Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Keytar
Dr. MARGAUX SIMMONS: Flutes, Vocals
SANDRA POINDEXTER: Violins, Vocals
BOBBY COBB: Guitar, Effects, Vocals, Mbira
RUBEN RAMON RAMOS: Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
GIOELE PAGLIACCIA: Drums
JACK YGLESIAS: Congas, Percussion
2020, Strut Records - a division of K7 Music GmbH
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.
I was brought here after listening to a live performance of Makaya's on you tube. I instantly loved the song Holy Lands so much that I had to see if the album version was the same rendition as the live one. Then I listened to the whole album! Universal Beings is a just a groove... It's a mix of traditional and something new, very nice. pandr1900