01-01 Song of Marawa
Song of Marawa
4:37
Meroitic-inspired text with Egyptian, Hebrew, and Borana roots, scored for harp, santur, nai, female voices and woodwind quartet.
01-02 Kaballistic Cross
Pyramid of Light
4:22
Hebrew-inspired accapella chant of initiation.
01-03 Y'hee Yeh Or
Y'hee Yeh Or
3:31
"Let there be light"
Hebrew text, song with clarinet , oboe and nai (Mideastern flute).
01-04 Pyramid of Light
Pyramid of Light
4:22
Hebrew-inspired accapella chant of initiation.
01-05 Tua RA
Tua RA
3:03
Egyptian-inspired text for female chorus, guitar, and violin.
01-06 RA Hu
RA Hu
3:03
Egyptian-inspired text for female chorus, guitar, and violin.
01-07 Hu RA Eli
Hu RA Eli
2:39
Egyptian/Hebrew inspired text, accapella female vocal.
01-08 Horus RA
Horus RA
5:17
Ocarina and flute instrumental.
01-09 A Elu A
A Elu A
2:0
Mostly instrumental, but includes Egyptian/Hebrew-inspired text, for mixed chorus with flutes, oboe, violin, cello, oud, guitar, harp, and timpani.
01-10 Psalm 104
Psalm 104
8:58
Traditional Hebrew Biblical text, scored for string quintet and two female voices.
01-11 Diaspora
Diaspora
1:25
Duet for clarinet and string bass.
01-12 Caravanserai
Caravanserai
1:47
Traditional Persian instrumental ensemble of winds, strings and percussion.
01-13 Psalm 133
Psalm 133
3:31
An Arabic/Hebrew version of the Hebrew song, "Hine Ma Tov . . ." (which comes from Psalm 133), for mixed chorus plus classical Arabic solo vocalist, oud, nai, dumbek, tambourine, and finger cymbals.
In 2009 Jim was honored to be the November Artist in Residence during the Tutankhamun exhibition at the de Young Museum of Art in San Francisco, California. His paintings and other creations inspired by ancient Egyptian civilization were shown together in a multi-media installation entitled "Temple of the New Sun".