''Do Wah Nanny'' is the third studio album by
Bahamian folk musician
Exuma. It was released in 1971, and was the first record by Exuma to be issued through
Kama Sutra Records.
Reception
In a retrospective review, Stewart Mason of
AllMusic wrote that ''Do Wah Nanny'' "moves away a bit from the
voodoo
Voodoo may refer to:
Religions
* African or West African Vodun, practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups
* African diaspora religions, a list of related religions sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo
** Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodu ...
imagery" of Ezuma's previous two albums, "instead going for a good-timey sound similar to the New Orleans gumbo of
Dr. John."
Mason concluded, "Exuma and his mostly percussive band wend their way through the eight mostly lengthy ('22nd Century' runs nine droning minutes) tracks with the mixture of smoldering passion and infectious joy that's at the heart of Bahamian music."
Track listing
Original vinyl release
1992 CD reissue
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.
[From the album's liner notes.]
* Exuma – lead vocals, background vocals, guitar, ankle
bells, "sacred
foot drums"
* Bob Wyld (credited as Daddy Ya-Ya) – marching drum, background vocals
*
Peppy Thielhelm –
conga
The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...
s, percussion
* Lord Wellington – congas, percussion
* Lord Cherry – congas, percussion
* Yogi – junk bells, background vocals
* Sally O'Brien – background vocals,
whistles
* Diana Claudia Bunea – background vocals, whistles
* H. W. Mannings –
cowbells
* Cordell Thompson – cowbells
* Alfred "Peewee" Ellis – saxophone (on "Do Wah Nanny")
* John Gatchell – trumpet (on "Do Wah Nanny")
* Bruce Samuels – bass (on "Do Wah Nanny")
;Production
* Daddy Ya-Ya – producer
* Bob Liftin – engineer
References
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1971 albums
Exuma (musician) albums
Kama Sutra Records albums