LPx4, Box Set, Strut Records, 2022
Recorded 1972-1976
The box set is comprised of Lalibela (1973), King of Kings (1974), Birth / Speed / Merging (1976), Live at KQED, 1975 (Archival)
Also includes a 12″x12″ booklet with 12 pages of photos, liner notes and interviews with the original band members
Style: Afro-Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Communal, Pan-African, Searching, Earthy, Forest, Cathartic, Driving, Earthy, Energetic, Groovy, Hypnotic, Intertwined, Tribal, Spiritual
Instrumentation: Chants, Upright Bass, Electric Bass, Flute, Saxophone, Drums, Ethiopian Drum, Congas, Percussion, Flute, Bamboo Flute, Bailaphone, Talking Drum, Moroccan Clay Drum, Masenqo, Piccolo, Ugandan Harp, Osi Drum, Goge, Calypso Box, Bongos, Cello, Steel Drum, Ku Cheng, Guatemalan Stick Drum, Group Vocals
Musical Qualities: Percussive, Thematic, Collective Improvisation, Polyrhythmic, Repetitive, Acoustic
