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A1	Invocation Voice [Speech] – Mtume*Written-By – Mtume*	4:00
A2	Baba Hengates Written-By – Mtume*	17:39
B1	Utamu Written-By – Mtume*	9:28
B2	Saud Written-By – Mtume*	10:38
C1	Alkebu-Lan Written-By – Mtume*	16:22
C2	No Words Written-By – Mtume*	8:29
D1	Seperate Not Equal Written-By – Ndugu*	7:16
D2	Sifa (The Prayer) Arranged By – Mtume*Other [Swahili] – Je JordanWritten-By – Imamu Baraka	14:40

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Trio Electronics, Inc.
• Distributed By – Trio Records

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Gary Bartz
• Artwork [Cover], Design – Wabembe
• Bass – Buster Williams
• Congas, Horns [Tonette], Producer – Mtume*
• Drums – Billy Hart, Ndugu*
• Engineer – Endesha O'Brien*
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Je*
• Photography By [Liner] – Ray Gibson
• Piano – Stanley Cowell
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Carlos Garnett
• Violin – Leroy Jenkins
• Vocals – Andy Bey, Eddie Micheaux, Joe Lee Wilson
• Voice [Poetry] – Weusi Kuumba, Yusef Iman

Notes

There is a short unlisted track after D2 which has no reference to it. This track is James Mtume introducing the band members to the audience.

Recorded Aug. 21 1971 at The East, Brooklyn, NY

Tracks A1-C2: Mtume Pub. Co.
Track D1 has no info other than "(Hey Skemo)" written beneath it
Track D2: Jihad Prod.

This is the promo press which has the Japanese "見本盤" stamped on the labels of all 4 sides. The stamp on the labels is the only difference between it and the standard press.

Comes with obi & insert

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A PA-3034 Runout): PA-3034A 1 1 A 3
• Matrix / Runout (Side B PA-3034 Runout): PA-3034B 1 1 A 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A PA-3035 Runout): PA-3035A 1 1 A 3
• Matrix / Runout (Side B PA-3035 Runout): PA-3035B 1 1 A 2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SES-19724	Mtume Umoja Ensemble	Alkebu-Lan - Land Of The Blacks (Live At The East) ‎(2xLP, Album)	Strata-East	SES-19724	US	1972
PA-3034-35	Mtume Umoja Ensemble	Alkebu-Lan - Land Of The Blacks (Live At The East) ‎(2xLP, Album, RE, Gat)	Strata-East	PA-3034-35	US	2016
PA-3034-35	Mtume Umoja Ensemble	Alkebu-Lan - Land Of The Blacks (Live At The East) ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	Trio Records, Strata-East	PA-3034-35	Japan	1974

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