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Newly remastered from the original tapes… in the process unearthing four songs from the same sessions, filed away in 1971, but never released till now.

Arguably his masterpiece; certainly a holy grail even amongst his most sought-after LPs. Originally released in 1972 by SR Records. With two compositions by the great bassist Giovanni Tommaso.
‘A dreamy album with the deepest, most strung-out psychedelic funk sounds recorded in Italy during the early 70s; laden with breakbeats and grooves, in lush arrangements and insane vocal themes by Alessandro Alessandroni’s Cantori Moderni chorus.’

The ‘original full length unedited mix’ — all ten delirious minutes — of this worldwide hit from 1979, when it lodged in the UK top twenty for eight straight weeks, even making it onto Top Of The Pops.

Deep, intrepid, alchemical communion between West African kora and European classical guitar.
‘It’s a remarkable album,’ says Lucy Durán. ‘It’s the furthest away that Ballaké has gone from his own idiom and it’s brilliant. Not world music, it’s in a totally different realm, entering new territory.’

The original album cut AAA (fully analogue) from original master tape; and a bonus LP including previously unreleased alternate versions and outtakes from the recording sessions.

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