Sun Ra 'Egypt 1971' Format:Horizon LP It captures the starting point

It captures the starting point of a new sound that is more focused

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plus extended 12" mixes and previously unreleased versions

The compositions correspond to the cross-over of musical styles at the time of the recording 6000 miles away across the Mediterranean and Atlantic in New York with releases on Moodsville by Yusef Lateef and RCA by Ahmed Abdul-Malik

Sun Ra 'Egypt 1971' Format:Horizon LP It captures the starting pointIn the years leading up to 1971, Sun Ra wrote many compositions and poems specifically inspired by the ancient African Kingdoms and many others with associated mythological and heliocentric connotations. As such, a visit to Egypt and the opportunity for the Arkestra to play there was a matter of necessity. Ras first ever concerts outside of the US had occurred in late summer and autumn of 1970 with performances in France, Germany and the UK and a