Exuma II
studio
ArtistExuma
CoverFile:Exuma - Exuma II (1970) cover art.jpg
Released1970
StudioRegent Sound, New York City[1]
Length41:37
LabelMercury
ProducerDaddy Ya-Ya (Bob Wyld)[2]
Prev year1970
Next year1971

Exuma II is the second studio album by Bahamian folk musician Exuma.[3] It was released in 1970 on the Mercury Records label.[4]

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."[5] Unterberger concluded, "While it might not be quite as striking as [Exuma's] previous album, certainly anyone who likes that debut will like [Exuma II] as well (and vice versa)".[5] Mike Jahn of The Baltimore Sun referred to the track "Damn Fool" as "outstanding".[6]

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]

  • Exuma – lead vocals, 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, "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

  1. ^ From the album's liner notes.
  2. ^ "Barclay in Distrib Deal with Exuma". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 6. February 6, 1971. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Bahamas Handbook and Businessman's Annual. 1994. p. 68. ISBN 0-914755-57-9.
  4. ^ Schaap, Rosie (October 28, 2015). "The Discerning Bartender's Halloween Playlist". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  5. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Exuma – Exuma II". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Jahn, Mike (March 21, 1971). "A Party with the Obeah Man". The Baltimore Sun. Archived August 13, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 12, 2022. – via Newspapers.com