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Idris Ackamoor, Rhodessa Jones, Danny Glover
Artistic Being

Idris Ackamoor, Rhodessa Jones, Danny Glover 'Artistic Being'

STRUT483
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Release date: 23rd May, 2025
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DISC 1
1. AFRO FUTURISTIC DREAMS 13.52
2. CHINA LANE SUITE 17:29
Part I: ‘IDRISSA’S DREAM’
Part II: ‘THE RED CLAY ROAD’
Part III: ‘TANGO OF LOVE’
Part IV: ‘CHINA LEE’
3. TEMBEKA 7:50
4. GRANDMA COLE STORY 10:44
DISC 2
5. THANK YOU GOD 10:40
6. PRAYER FOR CHANGING TIMES 8:44
7. IN GOD’S COUNTRY 4:08
8. NOW! 9:52
9. MOONLIGHT AND SUNSHINE 6:00

In honour of fifty years in the performing arts—dating back to the founding of the legendary band The Pyramids in 1972—Idris Ackamoor proudly presents “Artistic Being” for Record Store Day 2025. This special recording features celebrated San Francisco actor, activist, and author Danny Glover, alongside renowned stage actress Rhodessa Jones.

In February 2024 Ackamoor’s performing arts company, Cultural Odyssey, partnered with The Lab, a prominent San Francisco venue, to co-present "Underground Jazz Cabaret" during Black History Month. Ackamoor expressed: “Collaborating with Danny Glover and Rhodessa Jones, two of the most revered Artistic Beings, was a profound honour. Their unwavering dedication to ‘art as social activism’ feels more urgent and necessary than ever.” The performance brought together new and classic works from Idris Ackamoor and his Ankhestra, including members of The Pyramids. The evening’s score served as a connective thread, weaving together a libretto that spans from the haunting legacy of the Middle Passage to contemporary meditations and dreams for the future.

Both Danny Glover and Rhodessa Jones lent their distinctive voices to a series of powerful spoken-word musical tone poems. Among these were "Grandma Cole Story," a poignant indictment of the slave trade told through the eyes of a ten-year-old African girl aboard a slave ship, and "China Lane Suite," which explores a forbidden romance between a Chinese laundry owner and a freed slave during Reconstruction. Glover also contributed his original work, "In God’s Country," a moving homage to his mother. The evening concluded with Ackamoor’s latest composition, "Now!," a striking reflection on the crises facing the Middle East today. All the narratives were underscored by an evocative score composed and arranged by Ackamoor himself, performed by his newly expanded 14-piece Ankhestra.

This performance not only celebrated a milestone in Ackamoor’s illustrious career but also exemplified the transformative power of art in addressing the pressing social issues of our time.
 

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RELEASE DATE: May 23rd
CAT NO.: STRUT483CD
FORMAT: 2CD
BARCODE CD: 4062548103106
TERRITORY: WW

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Address: Gerichtstr. 35

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Name: K7 Music GmbH

Address: Gerichtstr. 35 DE- 13347 Berlin

Email: GPSR@k7.com

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