The Pyramids

• 4LP DELUXE BOX

• Includes remastered original albums in full original artwork:
• - LALIBELA (1973)
• - KING OF KINGS (1974)
• - BIRTH/SPEED/MERGING (1976)

• Plus bonus LP, first time on vinyl: THE PYRAMIDS - LIVE AT KQED (1975)

A brand new 4LP box set bringing together the incredible 1970s recordings of Afrofuturism pioneers The Pyramids, led by saxophonist Idris Ackamoor. Also includes 12-page 12”-sized booklet features extended interviews with The Pyramids by Francis Gooding and a host of unseen photos.

PERSONNEL & TRACKS:

• LP ONE: LALIBELA (1973)

• Idris Ackamoor - (alto & soprano sax, bailophone)
• Margo Ackamoor - (flute, piccolo, percussion)
• Kwame Kimathi Asante - (bass, ugandan harp, ethiopian drum, bamboo flute)
• Masai - (soprano sax, bamboo flute, percussion)
• Marcel Lytle - (drums, percussion)
• Hekaptah - (congas drums, percussion)

• SIDE A:
• A1. Lalibela ..... 22:00

• SIDE B:
• B1. Lalibela (cont.) ..... 5:10
• B2. Indigo ..... 16:45
• _________________________________________

• LP TWO: KING OF KINGS (1974)

• Idris Ackamoor - (alto & soprano sax, bailophone)
• Margo Ackamoor - (flute, piccolo, percussion)
• Kwame Kimathi Asante - (bass, ugandan harp, ethiopian drum, bamboo flute)
• Hekaptah - (congas drums, percussion)
• Donald Robinson - (drums, bongos, percussion, vocals)

• Guest artists:
• Jerome Saunders - (piano, percussion)
• Chris Chafe - (cello)

• SIDE A:
• A1. Mogho Naba (King of Kings) ..... 8:35
• A2. Queen of the Spirits ..... 13:30

• SIDE B:
• B1. Nsorama (The Stars) .... 18:00
• B2. My Africa ..... 3:35
• _________________________________________

• LP THREE: BIRTH / SPEED / MERGING (1976)

• Idris Ackamoor aka Bruce Baker - (alto & soprano sax, percussion, vocals)
• Margo Ackamoor - (flute, piccolo, percussion)
• Kwame Kimathi Asante - (bass guitar, ugandan harp, ethiopian drum, percussion)
• Heshima - (acoustic bass)
• Augusta Lee Collins - (drums, talking drum, percussion)
• Kenneth Nash - (congas, bongos, vocals)

• Guest Artist:
• Mcheza Ngoma - (vocals, steel drums, percussion)

• SIDE A:
• A1. Birth/Speed/Merging Suite
• - Part 1: Aomawa .... 5:29
• - Part 2: Birth/Speed/Merging .... 7:40
• - Part 3: Reaffirmation .... 7:33

• SIDE B:
• B1. Jamaican Carnival ..... 6:39
• B2. Black Man and Woman of the Nile .... 16:22
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• LP FOUR: THE PYRAMIDS: LIVE AT KQED (1975)

• Idris Ackamoor - (alto sax, flute, vocals)
• Margo Ackamoor - (flute, piccolo, percussion)
• Kimathi Asante - (bass guitar, percussion, vocals)
• Heshima - (acoustic bass, percussion)
• Augusta Lee Collins - (drums, talking drum, percussion)
• Kenneth Nash - (congas, bongos, vocals)

• SIDE A:
• A1. Jamaican Carnival ..... 10:17

• SIDE B:
• B1 The King He Comes ..... 7:45
• B2. Black mas and Woman of the Nile ..... 5:58
• B3. Theme For Margaux and Kay ..... 3:42