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Rebirth Cycle is the second studio album by American musician James Mtume. It was produced by Mtume himself, and released on the Third Street Records label. It is one of a number of contemporary albums described as "some of the most compelling artifacts of the Black Power-Black music nexus", with "explicit endorsements of radical nationalist principles" and "of a very high artistic level and featuring some of the best musicians".

Track listing
A-side • "Sais (Intro)" - 2:22 • "Sais" - 20:39 B-side • "Yebo" - 6:07 • "Cabral" - 4:29 • "Body Sounds" - 3:42 • "Umoja" - 6:41 Note: "Body Sounds is an electronically altered conga solo by Mtume accompanied by the band using their bodies as percussion instruments (hands rubbing, chest thumping, etc.). Hence the title Body Sounds." ==Personnel==
Personnel
• Bayeté - electric piano • Cecil McBee - bass • Dee Dee Bridgewater - vocals • Jean Carn - vocals • Pete Cosey - guitar • Stanley Cowell - piano • Al Foster - drums • Billy Hart - drums • Jimmy Heath - reeds, soprano saxophone, flute • Michael Henderson - bass • Leroy Jenkins - violin • Shirley Jenkins - vocals • Diedre Johnson - cello • Azar Lawrence - reeds, soprano saxophone • Reggie Lucas - guitar • James Mtume - congas, piano • Muktar Mustapha - vocals (spoken word) • Onika - vocals • Carol Robinson - vocals • Andrei Strobert - drums • John Stubblefield - reeds • Tawatha - vocals • Buster Williams - bass ==References==
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