Hopi Champa

Hopi Champa is the debut album from Ali Baba's Tahini (best known as the band Jake Cinninger was in before joining progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee). The group, rounded out by singer/songwriter/bassist/sitarist Karl Engelmann and drummer Steve Krojniewski, was a popular attraction in the midwest United States in the late 1990s.

Hopi Champa
Studio album by
Released1999 (US)
RecordedDecember 1998 - February 1999
GenreRock
Length42:03
LabelMonkey Fuzz Records
ProducerAli Baba's Tahini
Ali Baba's Tahini chronology
Hopi Champa
(1999)
Limbo Boots
(2000)

The album has long been out of print, and features early versions of Umphrey's McGee classics like "40's Theme" and "Kabump", as well as Engelmann's trademark classic "42nd Street", which is currently performed by his band Mother Vinegar.

Track listing

  1. "Hopi Champa I"
  2. "42nd Street"
  3. "40's Theme"
  4. "Lockspot"
  5. "Psychic Reservoir"
  6. "Kabump"
  7. "Phylntorious Interlude"
  8. "Plastic Junk"
  9. "Vegetables"
  10. "Pumpkins and Napkins"
  11. "Space Funk Booty"
  12. "Hopi Champa II"

Personnel

  • Karl Engelmann - vocals, bass, guitar, sitar
  • Jake Cinninger - guitar, vocals
  • Steve Krojniewski - drums
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