RELEASED: January 1st 1977
LABEL: UMP Records - Philo/Rounder Records
TRACKS: 6
TOTAL LENGTH: 00:37:03
FORMAT: 320 kbps MP3
CATEGORIES: Inspired Music
GENRE: World / International, Jazz, New Age

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Do'a World Music Ensemble's first album in 1976 and released in 1977 on the Vermont-based Philo Record label. This album is a collection of songs composed by Randy Armstrong and Ken LaRoche from 1974 to 1976 featuring flute, guitar, kalimba, sitar, percussion and harmonium.

One of the important contributions to the future of our music." - Jazz legend and Baha'i brother, Dizzy Gillespie

"Powerfully optimistic songs delivered with striking originality." - The Boston Globe

"Thoughtful, sensitive and impressionistic describes the music of Do'a, an Arabic-Persian word signifying a call to prayer, meditation and worship. Using wind, string and percussion instruments from all parts of the world, Randy Armstrong and Ken LaRoche merge classical, jazz, folk and world-wide musical influences, creating a universal and timeless experience. Randy and Ken see the earth as one country, drawing their inspiration from its rich and varied cultural heritage. The music of Do'a reflects their highest hope: the Unity of the Family of Man." We introduce you to their first album dedicated to this hope." - Robert Atkinson, Ph.D., co-author of The Beat Of My Drum: An Autobiography by Babatunde Olatunji and professor at the University of Southern Maine

The song, "Flight", was the title track of an album LP released by the Baha'i Publishing Trust in 1977 featuring a collection of original songs by many Baha'i musicians. "Flight" includes a recitation of a Baha'i Prayer.

Do'a is an Arabic-Persian word signifying a call to prayer, meditation, chanting and worship.

Recorded at Earth Audio Techniques, North Ferrisburg, Vermont in May & June 1976.
Engineered by Charles Eller

Original Album Graphic Design by Dennis Rosenberg
Graphic Design by Jan Marvel & Michelle Vaughn

Cover Photo by Michael Cohn
Additional photography by Erik Borg

Original Release Date: 1977 by Philo Records distributed by Rounder Records, Inc.
Library of Congress 77-75074

24-bit Mastering from the Original Recordings at:
M-WORKS, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mastering Engineered by Matthew Azevedo - October 2006