Strut
The Pyramids - King Of Kings
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Strut
present
3
separate
reissues
of
the
1970s
album
trilogy
from
Idris
Ackamoor
&
The
Pyramids.
As
students
at
Antioch
ollege,
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.
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