''Exuma II'' is the second
studio album
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by
Bahamian folk musician
Exuma. It was released in 1970 on the
Mercury Records label.
Reception
In a retrospective review, Richie Unterberger of
AllMusic wrote that ''Exuma II'' "is perhaps a little less strange and a little more sedate" than Exuma's prior album, the self-titled ''
Exuma'' (also released in 1970), "but only a little."
Unterberger concluded, "While it might not be quite as striking as
xuma'sprevious album, certainly anyone who likes that debut will like
'Exuma II''as well (and vice versa)".
Mike Jahn of ''
The Baltimore Sun'' referred to the track "Damn Fool" as "outstanding".
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.
[From the album's liner notes.]
* Exuma –
lead vocals
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,
guitar, ankle
bells, "sacred
foot drum",
mouth harp
* Bob Wyld (credited as Daddy Ya -Ya) – bass vocals, attar bells, elephant bells, marching drum
*
Peppy, the SpyBoy – "high harmony",
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). ...
, "
cabassa sacred sand"
* Lord Cherry – conga,
whistles, group vocal
* Yogi – group vocal, junk bells
*
Princess Diana – group vocal, whistles
* Sally O'Brien – group vocal, whistles
* Lord Wellington – conga
;Production
* Daddy Ya-Ya – producer
* Bob Liftin – engineer
References
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1970 albums
Exuma (musician) albums
Mercury Records albums