LF: Abdullah Ibrahim - Ekaya (Home)

[skeith]

I know he named his group Ekaya, but I am looking the the Cd of that title.

[Tom in RI]

Going by allmusic (not always the last word, I know) I don't think there has been a straight reissue of this record. I think it is available in pieces on cd.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

There was a German (Bellaphon) CD issue, which I've got, on the Blackhawk label, which I think is the same as the original Ekapa issue. Tracks are

Ekaya

Sotho blue

Ntyilo, ntyilo

Bra timing from Phomolong

Ek se ou Windhoek tou nou

Cape Town

This edition has a mainly red sleeve with a b/w drawing in the middle.

MG

MG

[michel1969]

In those glorious cassette (and iron curtain !) days, i had recorded a fantastic Abdullah Ibrahim concert broadcasted from Poland. He played with Carlos Ward. Extraordinaire !!! it was in september 1983. Do you have any information about this concert ? ever been (re)issued ? or similar line up session ? i still have the cassette... but i'd like to upgrade. ...thank you in advance

[robviti]

the original "ekyaya" lp was released on the ekapa label and reissued on black hawk.

afaik it's never been reissued on cd. here are the details:

1. Ekaya (7:40)

2. Sotho blue (5:40)

3. Ntyilo, Ntyilo (4:27)

4. Bra timing from Phomolong (5:07)

5. Ek sê ou Windhoek toe nou (8:03)

6. Cape Town (6:54)

Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), piano; with Carlos Ward, alto saxophone, flute;

Ricky Ford, tenor saxophone; Charles David, baritone saxophone;

Dick Griffin, trombone; Cecil McBee, double bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Recorded Nov. 17, 1983 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Edited October 26, 2008 by robviti

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

the original "ekyaya" lp was released on the ekapa label and reissued on black hawk.

afaik it's never been reissued on cd. here are the details:

1. Ekaya (7:40)

2. Sotho blue (5:40)

3. Ntyilo, Ntyilo (4:27)

4. Bra timing from Phomolong (5:07)

5. Ek sê ou Windhoek toe nou (8:03)

6. Cape Town (6:54)

Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), piano; with Carlos Ward, alto saxophone, flute;

Ricky Ford, tenor saxophone; Charles David, baritone saxophone;

Dick Griffin, trombone; Cecil McBee, double bass; Ben Riley, drums.

Recorded Nov. 17, 1983 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Yes, this is the same as the German Blackhawk CD I mentioned earlier. But, looking at the track timings, they're different from the ones you've quoted. I've edited my earlier post to show what's on my CD. I checked these timings against what shows on the CD player when I put the disc in and those times are all a few seconds longer than what's quoted on the CD sleeve - allowing for space between tracks.

There was a German (Bellaphon) CD issue, which I've got, on the Blackhawk label, which I think is the same as the original Ekapa issue. Tracks are

Ekaya 7:56

Sotho blue 5:55

Ntyilo, ntyilo 4:37

Bra timing from Phomolong 5:18

Ek se ou Windhoek tou nou 8:20

Cape Town 7:10

This edition has a mainly red sleeve with a b/w drawing in the middle.

MG

MG

So I don't know. It's odd. Perhaps the timings on the LP sleeve aren't accurate.

MG

[robviti]

i guess i didn't read your reply close enough, mg. i was aware that blackhawk had released ekaya on lp, but i didn't realize you owned a cd reissue. the lp-listed timings may indeed be off. all i know is that this is my favorite ibrahim recording, and it would be nice to see it widely available on cd.

[riverrat]

Black Hawk label number: BKH50205CD

Now I am looking for it too!