• DIGIPACK EDITION

Corbett Vs. Dempsey present a reissue of Suns Of Arqa's Revenge Of The Mozabites, originally released on Rocksteady Records in 1980. One of the key ensembles in the history of what is now referred to as world music, Suns Of Arqa began in 1979 with Revenge Of The Mozabites, the brainchild of Michael Wadada. With a ground base of dub -- in both aesthetic and method -- made palpable by master dub rhythm section of Style Scott on drums and Lizard Logan on bass, and produced in tandem with future On-U Sound maestro Adrian Sherwood, Wadada built an incredibly eclectic and imaginative program, touching on flamenco and Irish music, as well as a Suns Of Arqa touchstone, the intersection of Indian music and dub reggae. The results are unlike anything heretofore heard, and Revenge Of The Mozabites remains one of the unsung classics of hybrid musicality to emerge from the post-punk ethos, having exerted an unexamined influence on British music in the '80s

PERSONNEL:

• Aziz Zeria - harmonium
• Kalu Zeria - tabla
• Style Scott - drums
• Angus Gaye - drums
• Big Red - banjo, fiddle, mandolin
• Tony Sullivan - banjo
• Lizard Logan - bass
• Mark Stone - flamenco guitar
• Ian Green - bassoon
• Chris Joyce - cuica
• Bubblers - piano
• Moot Beret - Chinese Shawm
• Michael Wadada - esraj, koto, piano

Recorded in 1979 at Berry Street Studio, London

TRACKS:

• 01. Acid Tabla
• 02. World Peace A.D.
• 03. Sully's Reel
• 04. Bali Citra
• 05. Sully's Jig
• 06. Piece of the World
• 07. Acid Tabla Dub
• 08. Ananta Snake Dance
• 09. Return of the Mozabites
• 10. Sanaiscara Saturn
• 11. Painting of a Cave
• 12. Asian Rebel (Hyphen Dub)
• 13. Sanaiscara Saturn (Hyphen Edit)
• 14. Acid Tabla (Hyphen Edit)