Album · 2019
Tracklist
Alkebulan: The Beginning of Us
1) The First Ankhcestor- celebration of the Drums importance to Afrika
2) Song of the Dogon- portrait of a mystical ethnic group in West Afrika
3) Dance of the Orishas- music inspired by the Yoruban spiritual tradition
4) The Coming- musical depiction of crossing the Atlantic
Ma’afa: Great Tragedy
5) Ma’afa- remembering to forget and forgetting to remember
6) Up South- portrait of racism in America
7) Four Women- tribute to important Black women
8) Blues In August- tribute to Black men
Afro-Futurism: The Return to Uhuru
9) Tales of the Black Experience- Sankofan view of Afrikan history
10) Ankh & The Tree of Life- culturally relevant spiritual belief systems
11) Spirits of the Egungun- spiritual, cultural, political return to Self
12) Afrika United- becoming… again
Line-up/Musicians
Mark Lomax, II: drum set, percussion (albums 1-6, 8-12),
Baba Mehib (Larry Holmes): Afrikan percussion (album 1),
Baba Barago (Johnny Hayes): Afrikan percussion (album 1),
Freddie Kelley: Afrikan percussion (album 1),
Edwin Bayard: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone (albums 2-6, 8-12),
William Menefield: pianist, conductor (albums 2-4, 5 ,7, 8),
Dean Hulett: bass (albums 2-6, 8-10),
William Manley: violin (albums 5, 8),
Erin Gilliland: violin (albums 5, 8),
Norman Cardwell-Murri: viola (albums 5, 8),
Mary Davis: cello (albums 5, 7, 8),
Cora Kuyvenhoven: cello (album 7),
Pei-An Chao: cello (album 7),
Wendy Morton: cello (album 7)
About this release
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Thanks to snobb for the addition
