Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun)

Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. It was recorded at A & R Studios in New York City on July 1, 1970, and released on Impulse Records in the same year. The album's title is bilingual: "Summun Bukmun Umyun" is Arabic for "Deaf Dumb Blind".

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American - Pharoah Sanders - New York City - July 1 - 1970 - Impulse Records - Arabic

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The phrase "Summun, Bukmun, Umyun" is taken from the Sura Bakara of the Qu'ran. According to the liner notes, the album is "predicated on spiritual truths and to the future enlightenment of El Kafirun or The Rejectors of Faith (non-believers)".

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Sura Bakara - Qu'ran

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The performances on the album are strongly influenced by African music.

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