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.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Discipline No. 27

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

2.Interview With Ra

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

3.Solar Ship Voyage

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

4.Interview With Ra (Concluded)

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

5.Cosmo-darkness

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

6.The Light Thereof

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

7.Friendly Galaxy No. 2

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

8.To Nature's God

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

9.Why Go to the Moon?

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

10.Space Loneliness No. 2

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

11.Discipline No. 11

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

12.Discipline No. 15

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

13.Nidhamu

Sun Ra and His Astro-Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Starwatchers/Theme of the Stargazers

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

2.Discipline No. 2

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

3.Shadow World

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

4.Third Planet

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

5.Space Is the Place

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

6.Horizon

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

7.Discipline No. 8

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

8.We'll Wait for You

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

9.The Satellites Are Spinning

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

10.Enlightenment

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

11.Love in Outer Space

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.Next Stop Mars

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

2.Pleiades

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

3.We'll Wait for You

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

4.The Bridge

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

5.Nidhamu (Part 1)

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

6.Nidhamu (Part 2)

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

7.Discipline No. 27

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

8.They'll Come Back

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

Disc 4

Track name

Artist

1.Calling Planet Earth

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

2.Imagination

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

3.Discipline

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

4.Angels and Demons at Play

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

5.We Sing This Song

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

6.Space Is the Place

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

7.Organ Interlude

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

8.Angels and Demons at Play

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

9.Egyptian Oasis

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

10.Egyptian Oasis 2

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

11.Space Is the Place

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

12.Neptune

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

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