Orquesta Akokan Orquesta Akokan 5/15/06 Sun Ra is better known

Sun Ra is better known to most as a musician than a poet

songs once again poured out of her

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Tillman 7 Things It Would Have Been Helpful to Know Before the Revolution 8 Please Don't Die 9 I'm Writing a Novel 10 Real Love Baby 11 Buddy's Rendezvous 12 Total Entertainment Forever 13 Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings 14 Holy Shit 15 Pure Comedy 16 I Love You

Orquesta Akokan Orquesta Akokan 5/15/06 Sun Ra is better knownAkokn is a Yoruba word used in Cuba meaning from the heart, and indeed, every song on the self titled debut album (Daptone Records) by Orquesta Akokn feels like a heartfelt gift from the band to the listener. Assembled and led by Cuban vocalist Jos Pepito Gmez, Orquesta Akokn is a big band collective of the finest musicians on the island, both young and old. It features all original music and was cut live to tape over a three day session at Havanas