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The Pyramids 'AOMAWA: THE 1970s RECORDINGS'

STRUT290CD

Released on 15 July, 2022

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Track Listing

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

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.