Nowadays Arica exists only as the ‘Arica Institute’, a school of spiritual development formed and led by Chilean mystic Oscar Ichazo (b. 1931 in Bolivia, d. 2020 in Hawaii). However, the collective produced several musical albums recorded in New York City in the early 1970s. Anonymous, with no individual credits or members, these albums are an intriguing blend of modal and spiritual jazz, Indian drone and mantra, polyrhythms, East Asian and North African musics, and improvisational free jazz.
http://www.arica.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Ichazo
| Hour one |
| Absorption Arica - Arica (Woo Soo) - (self-released) - 1972 |
| Mentations Arica - Arica (Woo Soo) - (self-released) - 1972 |
| Passive In The World Arica - Arica (Woo Soo) - (self-released) - 1972 |
| Active In The World Arica - Arica (Woo Soo) - (self-released) - 1972 |
| The Funnel Arica - Arica (Woo Soo) - (self-released) - 1972 |
| Arica: Water, Reception of the Buddha Arica - Arica (Woo Soo) - (self-released) - 1972 |
| Hour two |
| Music In The Nine Rings (Side 1) Arica - Music In The Nine Rings - Poodle - 2012 (rec. 1972) |
| Heaven Arica - Heaven - Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves Music - 1973/2020 |
| Cloud Arica - Heaven - Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves Music - 1973/2020 |
| Lake Arica - Heaven - Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves Music - 1973/2020 |
| Ocean Arica - Heaven - Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves Music - 1973/2020 |
| Rock Arica - Heaven - Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves Music - 1973/2020 |
| Thorn Arica - Heaven - Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves Music - 1973/2020 |
| River Arica - Heaven - Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves Music - 1973/2020 |
| Candle Arica - Heaven - Just Sunshine/Tidal Waves Music - 1973/2020 |
| Absorption Arica - Audition - (self-released) - 1972 |
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