Title: Ofamfa Artist: Children of the Sun Label: Moved By Sound Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5050580825550 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2024-08-16 Number of Discs: 1
Original released in 1971 by the Black Artist Group label 'Universal Justice Records' this album has for years been impossible to find/listen, and this is it's first reissue ever..'Ofamfa by The Children of the Sun, a band lead by poet/musician Ajule (aka Bruce Rutlin) is a heady mix of poetry/jazz/political songs and a document of a community event. The BAG group being about all the arts, theater, and dance.The Muse/icians on the album are...Rashu Aten / conga, small instrumentsOliver Lake / soprano &Alto sax, flute, poems, small instrumentsFloyd LeFlore/ trumpet, small instrumentsIshac Rajab/ TrumpetArzinia Richardson/ bass, small instruments Vincent Terrell / celloCharles 'bobo' Shaw / drums, small instrumentsAjule / poetry, arrangements, small instruments, drumsTracklisting:A1. Sweet Street Song (5:04)A2. UU - Twee (0:21)A3. After Jeremia'swed (5:38)A4. Sound of Scorpio (0:41)A5. Trane Songs (6:59)B1. Rent Man (10:36)B2. A Little Tom is a Dangerous Thing (8:03)B3. Echos (O Susanna) (0:21)
