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    The Pyramids King Of Kings

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      • 1. Mogho Naba (King Of Kings)
      • 2. Queen Of The Spirits Pad 1
      • 3. Queen Of The Spirits Pad 2
      • 4. Queen Of The Spirits Pad 3
      • 5. Nsorama (The Stars)
      • 6. My Africa

      Strut present 3 separate reissues of the 1970s album trilogy from Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids. As students at Antioch College, Ohio, alto saxophonist Idris Ackamoor, flautist Margaux Simmons and bass player Kimathi Asante created three lasting monuments in
      sound — Lalibela, King of Kings, and Birth / Speed / Merging, a trio of albums produced without any label backing or distribution between 1972 and 1976.

      Their music is unique among the varied canon of avant-garde and experimental music of 1970s America: high intensity African-styled percussion topped with songs, chants, and horns, laced with African instruments and arranged into long, flowing suites that surge and roll.

      King Of Kings was recorded in 1974 and features a wider array of instruments including Ugandan Harp and Balafon. Perhaps best known for the expansive "Nsorama (The Stars)" a seminal work of Spiritual Jazz.

      Other Releases by The Pyramids

      The Pyramids Birth/Speed/MergingDisko B
      On 180 gram vinyl. Birth/Speed/Merging, originally released in 1976, represents the San Francisco Bay Area era of the band. Relocating from Yellow Springs,...
        The Pyramids LalibelaDisko B
        180 gram vinyl. Founded 40 years ago in 1972, The Pyramids released three albums before splitting up in 1977. Lalibela (1973) was the first album recorded...
        • – Lalibela
        • – Sheba's Dance
        • – High Priestess
        • – Rock Churches
        • – Dialogue Of The Spirits
        • – Mesenko Nights
        • – Indigo
        • – Yaayaayaayaa
        • – Sunset At Giza

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