Track of the day: from Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids and a track from late-September's Afro Futuristic Dreams - praise song 'Thank You God'. Go for the longer 13-minute version on Spotify - you'll see there is also a shorter one streaming but you need the arc of the piece shaped in full. Three years on from Shaman, Ackamoor (sax, keytar, organ), Margaux Simmons (flute), Sandra Poindexter (violin) and Bobby Cobb (guitar) on the album look to themes including police brutality, celebrations of the ancestors and cosmic journeys. But for now you get into a flow state too via the repetition in the guitar riff and the wave upon wave of Pharoah Sanders-like explorations that dwell on a ''peace and tranquility'' heartfelt benevolence that works like a charm on this lead-off piece.
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