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180-gram virgin vinyl only release.
In 1983 Sun Ra travelled to Egypt-the land of great African kings and
perhaps descendants of an alien race, and therefore, a kind of
spiritual homeland for Ra-to record two compositions by the godfather
of Egyptian jazz, percussionist Salah Ragab. The second piece, "Dawn",
is a composition based on an Islamic hymn sung during the Arabic month
of "Shawall" and features Ra playing the Hohner melodica. This record
is particularly significant because, despite Ra's enormous discography
and tours to all corners of the globe, this is one of the few times he
ever recorded with a non-African American musician. Perhaps Ra was
intrigued by the fact that the two men shared the same initials? Or
perhaps he was drawn to his exceptional talent as a percussionist...
knowing Ra it was probably a little of both. Also includes "Watusa",
recorded live at "Il Capo" Jazz club in Cairo in January 1984. |
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ARTISTS
Sun Ra (keyboards, organ, Hohner melodica); Salah Ragab (congas, drums); John Gilmore (tenor sax, percussion); Marshall Allen (alto sax, flute, kora, percussion); Danny Thompson (baritone sax, alto sax, percussion); Eloe Omoe (alto sax, percussion, bass clarinet); James Jacson (bassoon, Egyptian Infinity Drum); Ronnie Brown (trumpet); Tyrone Hill (trombone); Eric Walker, Clifford Jarvice, Chris Henderson, Claude Broche (drums); Rollo Radford (bass) |
TRACKS
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Side B:
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