THE PYRAMIDS – King of Kings (2022 Reissue) – LP – Vinyl

LP – Black Vinyl

Strut present 3 separate reissues of the 1970s album trilogy from Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids. As students at Antioch college, Ohio, alto saxophonist Idris Ackamoor, flautist Margaux Simmons and bass player Kimathi Asante created three lasting
monuments in sound Lalibela, King of Kings, and Birth / Speed / Merging, a trio of albums produced without any label backing or distribution between 1972 and 1976. Their music is unique among the varied canon of avant-garde and experimental
music of 1970s America: high intensity African-styled percussion topped with songs, chants, and horns, laced with African instruments and arranged into long, flowing suites that surge and roll.

King Of Kings was recorded in 1974 and features a wider array of instruments including Ugandan Harp and Balafon. Perhaps best known for the expansive “Nsorama (The Stars)” a seminal work of Spiritual Jazz.

Tracklist:

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]