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idris ackamoor & the pyramids - an angel fell - strut - vinyl

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Genre: African

1. Tinoge
2. An Angel Fell
3. Land Of Ra
4. Papyrus
5. Soliloquy For Michael Brown
6. Message To My People
7. Warrior Dance
8. Sunset

Strut presents the brand new album ’An Angel Fell” from cosmic jazz travellers The Pyramids, led by saxophonist Idris Ackamoor.

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Produced by Malcolm Catto of The Heliocentrics, the album was recorded during an intense week at Quatermass studios in London .
Some of the many highlights include the poignant title track depicting a fallen angel in purgatory, outrage and grief on the powerful, hard hitting ‘Soliloquy For Michael Brown’ and the lilting, beautiful album closer, ‘Sunset’.
The Pyramids originally came together in 1972 at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio where teachers included renowned pianist, Cecil Taylor. After forming in Paris and embarking on a “cultural odyssey” across Africa, the group recorded three independent albums, ‘Lalibela’ (1973), ‘King Of Kings’ (1974) and ‘Birth / Speed / Merging’ (1976) and became renowned for their striking live shows, mixing percussive, spiritual and space-age jazz with performance theatre and dance.