India? is the third studio album by the band Suns of Arqa, recorded and released in 1984 by Rocksteady Records. The album was produced by Suns of Arqa founder Michael Wadada. The spine reads "Suns of Arqa Vol IV - Such big ears, but still you can't see".

India? is a radical departure from the style of the previous two albums Revenge of the Mozabites and Wadada Magic. As the title suggests, this album has a strong Indian feel to its arrangements and instrumentation.

The sleevenotes for this LP include thank-yous to Adrian Sherwood, Style Scott, Gadgi, Martin Hannett, Chris Nagle and Kevin Metcalf. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2lIoFxbZo

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Wadada Magic is the second studio album by the band Suns of Arqa, recorded and released in 1983 by Antler Records. The album was produced by Suns of Arqa founder Michael Wadada.

The spine of the LP reads "Suns of Arqa Vol III Wadada Magic". The style on this album is quite different from their debut album Revenge of the Mozabites, and the tracks are more dance-oriented. Some of the tracks from this album (A1-A3, B1, B2, B4) were made available on CD in 1992 on the compilation Arqaology, released on Arka Sound.

On Arqaology, tracks A1, A2 here are combined as one, as are tracks B1, B2. Track B3 appears on Arqaology in truncated form (just 22 seconds!), however, it appears in full on their later album Magiczna Miłość.

The sleevenotes for this LP includes a dedication to Alice and Harry Ward, presumably relatives of Michael Ward (Wadada). - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKB8DIjnB9I

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"it's like when we go camping in France & you play music with your 'old' friends on the beach*"

...old?

I think they mean the 'Festival interceltique de Lorient / Emvod Ar Gelted An Oriant' = ...my old friends on the beach

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Suns of Arqa debut LP “Revenge of the Mozabites” is now available on limited edition vinyl. Pre-order your copy today and enjoy!

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/suns-of-arqa-revenge-of-the-mozabites/919559-01/

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Suns of Arqa - Jaggernaut, recorded live! This performance is from the International 1 in Manchester back in 1989 and features John Perkins on sitar, and Wadada on bass. The original Jaggernaut LP was released the same year.

https://sunsofarqa.bandcamp.com/track/jaggernaut-international-1-manchester-8-7-89

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In memory of Michael Wadada

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