Artist:  MTUME UMOJA ENSEMBLE

Title:   “Alkebu-Lan”

Label:   STRATA-EAST ~ SES-1972-4.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl, with gatefold jacket.  Labels are black and white.

Personnel: 

Mtume – conga & tonette horn

Carlos Garnett – tenor, flute

Leroy Jenkins – violin

Ndugu – drums

Gary Bartz – alto, soprano

Stanley Cowell – piano

Buster Williams – bass

Andy Bey – vocal

Joe Lee Wilson – vocal

Billy Hart – drums

Eddie Micheaux – vocal

Yusef Iman and Weusi Kuumba – poetry.

Condition: 

DISCS:  Both discs are NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found.  Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care.  Labels are pristine.  Fidelity is superb.  A gorgeous set that you will never need to upgrade. 

JACKET:  Gatefold jacket is nice VG+.  Inner and outer panels show some ring wear, as is typical with this jacket.  Light wear on seams and spine, and bottom corners are bumped.  No writing, stickers, or cutout indications.  Overall a very presentable jacket to accompany the beautiful discs.  

Track Listing:

Side 1: 

• Invocation
• Baba Hengates

Side 2: 

• Utamu
• Saud

Side 3: 

• Alkebu-Lan
• No Words

Side 4:

• Separate Not Equal
• Sifa (The Prayer)

Guaranteed to be original and authentic.  I do not sell bootlegs or modern reissues.

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