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Format: LP
Label: Now Again
Year: 2020
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 (Struggle) Home
A2 Soledad Brothers
B1 At Least We Have A Horizon Now
B2 Black Experience
Recorded in 1973
PERSONNEL:
Bass, Vocals – Ken Shabala
Congas, Percussion, Vocals – Babatunde
Piano, Shekere, Percussion, Vocals – Al-Hammel Rasul
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Plunky Nkabinde
Timbales, Percussion, Vocals – Jalango
Vibraphone, Percussion, Vocals – Lon Moshe
Magical, mystical, Afrocentric, progressive -- words that could be used to describe any number of musical compositions by Sun Ra or his cosmic brothers and sisters, from John to Alice Coltrane, early '70s projects on record labels like Detroit's Tribe or Houston's Lightnin' or the interests of one Washington, DC native named Jimmy Gray that centered under one, perfect moniker: Black Fire.
Gray spent nearly three decades pushing boundaries as a Black American promoter, distributor and, finally, record label owner. Together with Oneness of Juju's leader James 'Plunky Nkabinde' Branch, Gray oversaw sixteen releases on Black Fire Records between 1975 and 1996.
These are the definitive reissues of the label's key titles. With this set, Oneness Of Juju and Black Fire's story burns forth into its fifth decade, its message not tempered, its sound pure. It's cycle, once again, complete. Each release is packaged in a thick, tip-on sleeve and includes a deluxe booklet with extensive notes on the album, the Black Fire collective, and the musical and cultural revolution they created.
Label: Now Again
Year: 2020
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 (Struggle) Home
A2 Soledad Brothers
B1 At Least We Have A Horizon Now
B2 Black Experience
Recorded in 1973
PERSONNEL:
Bass, Vocals – Ken Shabala
Congas, Percussion, Vocals – Babatunde
Piano, Shekere, Percussion, Vocals – Al-Hammel Rasul
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Plunky Nkabinde
Timbales, Percussion, Vocals – Jalango
Vibraphone, Percussion, Vocals – Lon Moshe
Magical, mystical, Afrocentric, progressive -- words that could be used to describe any number of musical compositions by Sun Ra or his cosmic brothers and sisters, from John to Alice Coltrane, early '70s projects on record labels like Detroit's Tribe or Houston's Lightnin' or the interests of one Washington, DC native named Jimmy Gray that centered under one, perfect moniker: Black Fire.
Gray spent nearly three decades pushing boundaries as a Black American promoter, distributor and, finally, record label owner. Together with Oneness of Juju's leader James 'Plunky Nkabinde' Branch, Gray oversaw sixteen releases on Black Fire Records between 1975 and 1996.
These are the definitive reissues of the label's key titles. With this set, Oneness Of Juju and Black Fire's story burns forth into its fifth decade, its message not tempered, its sound pure. It's cycle, once again, complete. Each release is packaged in a thick, tip-on sleeve and includes a deluxe booklet with extensive notes on the album, the Black Fire collective, and the musical and cultural revolution they created.