“The people come to understand that wealth is not the fruit of labor but the result of organized, protected robbery. Rich people are no longer respectable people; they are nothing more than flesh eating animals, jackals and vultures which wallow in the people's blood.”
Saul Williams – Carlos Niño & Friends, Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople, (Limited "Forest Edition" Color Vinyl, Classic Black vinyl LP, CD, Digital album), IARC0102, International Anthem, 2025
«An unadulterated opening statement intoned by Saul Williams three times, as he joins Carlos Niño & Friends in sound ceremony underneath oak and black walnut trees in Coldwater Canyon Park, Los Angeles, on December 18, 2024.»
Saul Williams: voice, words, shaker
Carlos Niño: bells, chimes, cymbals, surdo bass drum, floor tom drum, gong, Mexican ceramic aerophones, percussion, rattles, shakers, voice, whistles, …
Nate Mercereau: guitar synthesizer, live sampling with midi guitar, sample sources
Aaron Shaw: flute, soprano saxophone with pedals, tenor saxophone
Andres Renteria: bells, congas, Egyptian rattle drum, hand drums, percussion
Maia The Artiste: flute, vibraphone, voice
Francesca Heart: computer, conch shell, sound design
Kamasi Washington: tenor saxophone
*aja monet: voice, poetry (on 4.)
Produced by Carlos Niño
Concert Presented by Noah Klein and Living Earth LA
Concert Sound by Adrian Garcia-Romano
Recorded by Ken Barrientos at TreePeople, Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Front & Back Cover Photos: Todd Weaver
Insert Photos: Sam Lee, Adam Corey Thomas, and Hop Nguyen.
Liner Notes: Mama Claudia Udy, Haize Hawke, Noah Klein, Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Def Sound, and Dee Barnes
Design: Aaron Lowell Denton