Like Sun Ra's Arkestra and John Coltrane are to jazz, The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari are to reggae - the ultimate expression of roots music and Rastafarian ideology in reggae music, music functioning at a high level of spiritual consciousness combined with an equally avant-garde and forward-looking approach to sound. The group's stunning, unique and groundbreaking 1972 album 'Grounation', a mighty conceptual triple-album (the first ever reggae triple!) is, similar to Marvin Gaye's 'What's Goin' On', a definitive all-encompassing cultural statement of its time and place. A sprawling album of raw and unique cultural expression that combined Rastafari consciousness with deep spiritual jazz music - an absolute and essential classic of reggae music.
Track Listing:
1. Bongo Man - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
2. Narration - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
3. Narration (Continued) - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
4. Mabrat (Passin Thru) - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
5. Poem I - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
6. Four Hundred Years - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
7. Poem II - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
8. Song - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
9. Lumba - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
1. Way Back Home - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
2. Ethiopian Serenade - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
3. Oh Carolina - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
4. So Long - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
5. Grounation - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
6. Grounation Continued - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
1. Blacker Black (7" Edit) - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
2. Grounation (7" Edit) - The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
Year of Production: 1972
