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Aomawa (The 1970s Recordings)

The Pyramids

2022 · Jazz, Funk / Soul

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Aomawa (The 1970s Recordings) by The Pyramids

Aomawa (The 1970s Recordings) is a Jazz album by The Pyramids, originally released in 2022. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. Lalibela
  2. King Of Kings
  3. Birth / Speed / Merging Suite
  4. The Pyramids: Live At KQED, 1975

Side A

  1. ALalibela22:00

Side B

  1. B1Lalibela (cont)5:10
  2. B2Indigo16:45

Side C

  1. C1Mogho Naba (King of Kings)8:35
  2. C2Queen Of The Spirits13:30

Side D

  1. D1Nsorama (The Stars)18:00
  2. D2My Africa3:35

Side E

  1. E1Part 1: Aomawa5:29
  2. E2Part 2: Birth / Speed / Merging7:40
  3. E3Part 3: Reaffirmation7:33

Side F

  1. F1Jamaican Carnival6:39
  2. F2Black Man And Woman Of The Nile16:22

Side G

  1. G1Jamaican Carnival10:17
  2. G2The King He Comes7:45

Side H

  1. H1Black Man And Woman Of The Nile5:58
  2. H2Theme For Margaux And Kay3:42

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Avant-Garde & Free Jazz
  • raw
  • hypnotic
  • spiritual

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Tracks A to B2 originally released as Lalibela (US 1973) (opens in a new tab).
Tracks C1 to D2 originally released as King Of Kings (US 1974) (opens in a new tab).
Tracks E1 to F2 originally released as Birth / Speed / Merging (US 1976) (opens in a new tab).
Tracks G1 to H2 previously released as an enhanced video only on They Play To Make Music Fire! (Germany 2012) (opens in a new tab).
Comes with a 12-page 12”-sized booklet featuring extended interviews with The Pyramids by Francis Gooding and a host of unseen photos.
Cover and labels of Live at KQED has wrong track listing, G2 is listed as track H1. Correct track order above

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Idris AckamoorALTO SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, THUMB PIANO , VIOLIN , TALKING DRUM, TAM-TAM , FIDDLE , DRUM , MARIMBULA , VOCALS, BONGOS, GUZHENG , FLUTE , PERCUSSION, FLUTE , GONG , CYMBAL
  • Kwame Kimathi AsanteELECTRIC BASS , HARP , DRUM , FLUTE , PERCUSSION, VOCALS, TALKING DRUM
  • Margo AckamoorFLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
  • Augusta Lee CollinsDRUMS, TALKING DRUM, PERCUSSION
  • Chris ChafeCELLO, GUEST
  • Donald RobinsonDRUMS, BONGOS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
  • HekaptahCONGAS , DRUM , PERCUSSION, VOCALS
  • Heshima Mark WilliamsACOUSTIC BASS, VOCALS, PERCUSSION
  • Jerome SaundersPIANO, PERCUSSION, GUEST
  • Kenneth NashCONGAS, BONGOS, STRINGS , PERCUSSION, DRUM , VOCALS
  • Marcel LytleDRUMS, PERCUSSION
  • MasaiSOPRANO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE , PERCUSSION
  • Mcheza NgomaCONGAS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION, GUEST STEEL DRUMS, GUEST

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