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Mtume Umoja Ensemble
Alkebu-Lan - Land Of The Blacks (Live At The East)
Album US 1972 on Strata-East label
Jazz (Free Jazz, Speech, Poetry, Free Improvisation)
There is a short unlisted track after D2 which has no reference to it. This track is James Mtume introducing the band members to the audience. Recorded Aug. 29 1971 at The East, Brooklyn, NY Tracks A1-C2: Mtume Pub. Co. Track D1 has no info other than "(Hey Skemo)" written beneath it Track D2: Jihad Prod.
Musicians
 | Mtume Umoja Ensemble , album by |
 | Gary Bartz as, ss, *1940 US alto saxophone, soprano saxophone |
 | Buster Williams b, *1942 US bass |
 | James Mtume bvoc, voc, key, *1946 US congas, producer, horns, tonette, voice, speech, written by, arranged by |
 | Billy Hart dr, *1940 US drums |
 | Leon Ndugu Chancler dr, perc, *1952 US drums, written by |
 | Stanley Cowell p, *1941 US piano |
 | Carlos Garnett ts, voc, *1938 US tenor saxophone, flute |
 | Leroy Jenkins vn, 1932-2007 US violin |
 | Andy Bey voc, p, *1939 US vocals |
 | Eddie Micheaux voc, vocals |
 | Joe Lee Wilson voc, 1935-2011 US vocals |
 | Weusi Kuumba voc, voice, poetry |
 | Yusef Iman voc, b, voice, poetry |
 | Je Jordan , other, swahili |
Producers
| Wabembe design, artwork, cover |
| Orville O'Brien engineer |
| Je Jordan photography by, back cover |
| Ray Gibson photography by, liner |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Invocation | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | James Mtume | 4:00 |
| 2 | Baba Hengates | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | James Mtume | 17:39 |
| 3 | Utamu | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | James Mtume | 9:28 |
| 4 | Saud | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | James Mtume | 10:38 |
| 5 | Alkebu-Lan | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | James Mtume | 16:22 |
| 6 | No Words | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | James Mtume | 8:29 |
| 7 | Seperate Not Equal | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | Leon Ndugu Chancler | 7:16 |
| 8 | Sifa (The Prayer) | Mtume Umoja Ensemble | Imamu Baraka | 14:40 |
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