"Egypt 1971", documents Sun Ra’s first trip to Egypt with his Arkestra in December 1971. In the years leading up to 1971, Sun Ra wrote many compositions and poems specifically inspired by the ancient African Kingdoms and many others with associated mythological and heliocentric connotations. As such, a visit to Egypt and the opportunity for the Arkestra to play there was a matter of necessity. Ra’s first ever concerts outside of the US had occurred in late summer and autumn of 1970 with performances in France, Germany and the UK and a second European tour was arranged for late 1971. At the end of that second tour, Ra caught wind of cheap flights from Denmark to Cairo. The 4CD set features these albums alongside previously unreleased material from the December 1971 recordings. All tracks are remastered from the original tapes and the CD set also features a 24-page booklet featuring new sleeve notes and rare photos by Hartmut Geerken and background information on the recordings by Paul Griffiths. Tracklist: 1. Discipline 272. Interview with Ra3. Solar Ship Voyage4. Interview with Ra (Concluded)5. Cosmo-Darkness6. The Light Thereof7. Friendly Galaxy No. 28. To Nature's God9. Why Go to the Moon?10. Space Loneliness No. 211. Discipline 1112. Discipline 1513. Starwatchers/Theme of the Stargazers14. Nidhamu15. Discipline 216. Shadow World17. Third Planet18. Space is the Place19. Horizon20. Discipline 821. We'll Wait for You22. Satellites are Spinning23. Enlightenment24. Love in Outer Space25. Next Stop Mars (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)26. Pleiades (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)27. We'll Wait for You (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)28. The Bridge (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)29. Nidhamu (Pt. 1) (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)30. Nidhamu (Pt. 2) (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)31. Discipline 27 (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)32. They'll Come Back (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)33. Calling Planet Earth (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)34. Imagination (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)35. Discipline (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)36. Angels and Demons at Play (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)37. We Sing This Song (House Of Hartmut Geerken, Heliopolis 12.12.71)38. Space is the Place (TV Broadcast, Cairo 16.12.71)39. Organ Interlude (Ballon Theatre, Cairo 17.12.71)40. Angels and Demons at Play (Ballon Theatre, Cairo 17.12.71)41. Egyptian Oasis 1 (Streets Of Heliopolis)42. Egyptian Oasis 2 (Streets Of Heliopolis)43. Have You Heard the Latest News from Neptune (Ballon Theatre, Cairo 17.12.71)
