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Abstract Truth - Totum 1970 (South Africa, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock)

2025-12-11 2 Dailymotion

Abstract Truth - Totum 1970 (South Africa, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock)


Abstract Truth - Rupp from Durban (Durban), active in 1969-1971 . The brainchild of guitarist / vocalist Kenneth Edward Henson (ex-Leeman Ltd, ex-Freedom's Children, ex-The Sounds). The debut album , named after the nightclub Totum. Of 9 tracks - 8 covers ... About music - a mix of psychedelic folk-rock with jazz, blues and orient - ethnics . In a word - folk fusion .

Tracks:
01. Jersey Thursday (Donovan) - 0:00
02. Coming Home Babe (Tucker) - 3:55
03. Oxford Town (Bob Dylan) - 10:29
04. Fat Angel / Work Song (Donovan, Nat Adderly, Oscar Brown, Jr.) - 14:41
05. Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 24:46
06. Scarborough Fair (trad., arr.by Abstract Truth) - 30:05
07. Parchman Farm / Moaning (Mose Allison, Charles Mingus) - 33:52
08. Ain't Necessarily So / Take Five (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Paul Desmond) - 36:53
09. Total Totum (Acid Raga) (Abstract Truth) - 46:57

Personnel:
- Ken E Henson (Kenneth Edward Henson) - guitar, sitar, vocals
- Sean Bergin - saxophone, flute
- Brian Gibson - bass, vocals
- Robbie Pavid - percussion
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- Big B Pretorius - producer

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