Afro Futuristic Dreams

~ Release by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Afro Futuristic Dreams
alto saxophone and keyboard [keytar]:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
congas, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
percussion [handsonic]:
Bradie Speller (US percussionist, singer and songwriter, recording artist with the Pyramids, Herbie Hancock, The Sylvers, Tarika Blue and others)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids), Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids) and Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
recording of:
Afro Futuristic Dreams
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
5:29
2Thank You God
acoustic bass guitar:
Heshima Mark Williams
bell, didgeridoo, grand piano [yamaha], pan flute [pan pipes], percussion [thunder sticks], rainstick and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Laura Boytz (cellist)
drums (drum set):
George Hearst
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
trombone:
Greg Stephens (trombone player from San Francisco)
trumpet:
Aaron Priskorn (trumpet)
viola:
Vincent Tolliver (Viola player based in Oakland, California, USA)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
lead vocals:
Daria Nile (US jazz singer)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids), Queen Califa (vocalist) and Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
recording of:
Thank You God
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
13:19
3Police Dem
congas, drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
grand piano [yamaha], keyboard [keytar] and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
trombone:
Greg Stephens (trombone player from San Francisco)
trumpet:
Aaron Priskorn (trumpet)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids) and Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
recording of:
Police Dem
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
9:02
4First Peoples
alto saxophone, grand piano [yamaha] and keyboard [keytar]:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
congas and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
drums (drum set):
John Notaro (multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Enosburg, Vermont, USA)
effects [keyboard effects]:
Ben Maddox (guitarist, keyboard player and producer based in Vermont, USA)
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute and flute [native american flute]:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist) and Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
arranger:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Ernesto Marichales and Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
recording of:
First Peoples
writer and composer:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
arranger:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Ernesto Marichales and Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
6:55
5Truth to Power
acoustic bass guitar:
Heshima Mark Williams
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Laura Boytz (cellist)
congas and percussion:
Bradie Speller (US percussionist, singer and songwriter, recording artist with the Pyramids, Herbie Hancock, The Sylvers, Tarika Blue and others)
drums (drum set):
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
viola:
Vincent Tolliver (Viola player based in Oakland, California, USA)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids), Daria Nile (US jazz singer), Queen Califa (vocalist), Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids) and Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
recording of:
Truth to Power
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
7:21
6Re‐Memory
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
guitar:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
organ [hammond] and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist), Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids), Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids) and Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
recording of:
Re‐Memory
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
5:33
7Garland Rose
alto saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
recording of:
Garland Rose
composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
6:46
8Requiem for the Ancestors
acoustic bass guitar:
Heshima Mark Williams
alto saxophone and cymbal [cymbal tree]:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Laura Boytz (cellist)
drums (drum set):
George Hearst
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
trombone:
Greg Stephens (trombone player from San Francisco)
trumpet:
Aaron Priskorn (trumpet)
viola:
Vincent Tolliver (Viola player based in Oakland, California, USA)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Daria Nile (US jazz singer)
recording of:
Requiem for the Ancestors
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
6:36
9Nice It Up
alto saxophone, mbira [bass mbira], mbira [tenor mbira], talking drum and tenor saxophone:
Idris Ackamoor (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
cello:
Laura Boytz (cellist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
electric bass guitar:
Ruben Ramos Medina (bassist & arranger)
flute:
Margaux Simmons (flutist & vocalist // aka. Margo Ackamoor)
mbira:
Bobby Cobb (American jazz guitarist // member of The Pyramids)
viola:
Vincent Tolliver (Viola player based in Oakland, California, USA)
violin:
Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
vocal:
Daria Nile (US jazz singer), Queen Califa (vocalist) and Sandra Poindexter (violinist // member of The Pyramids)
recording of:
Nice It Up
lyricist and composer:
Idris Ackamoor a.k.a. Bruce Baker (US jazz multi-instrumentalist)
7:35
10Thank You God (short version)
6:20