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01. Hijrah - Faith & Deeds
02. Hijrah - God Is On Our Side
03. Hijrah - Deadly Deceiver
04. Hijrah - Truly Free
05. Hijrah - Wake Up
06. Hijrah - Rise Of A Mighty People
07. Hijrah - We Are Rising
08. Hijrah - This Is My God Allah
09. Hijrah - The Top
10. Hijrah - Time
11. Hijrah - Remote Control
12. Hijrah - Independence
13. Hijrah - Possibilities
14. Hijrah - Choices
15. Hijrah - Hijrah
16. Hijrah - I Don't Want To Die
ARTIST
TITLE
Truly Free / Time
FORMAT
2LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
KEYSYS 006LP KEYSYS 006LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
4/21/2023

Oakland CA, 1981: Hijrah, a vocal group formed from a small Sunni Muslim community in East Oakland, independently releases an album called Truly Free. Locally successful but without distribution, it quickly goes out of print, falling into obscurity. Now rare, prized and sought-after for its beautiful combination of multipart harmonies, soul-jazz backing, and uplifting spiritual message, Key System present this first-ever reissue, licensed directly from the group, and coupled with their 1985 follow-up Time -- a funky and eclectic update of the Hijrah sound which sadly never saw the light of day. Mastered by Jessica Thompson, with exhaustive historical listening notes by John Morrison. Pressed at Gotta Groove in Ohio; edition of 500.