2003 reissue for 70s act who mixed the infectious rhythms & folkloric qualities of Bahamian music with rock, country, & other U.S. influences. 7 tracks. Digipak. Repertoire.
2003 reissue for 70s act who mixed the infectious rhythms & folkloric qualities of Bahamian music with rock, country, & other U.S. influences. 7 tracks. Digipak. Repertoire.
CD Reviews
One of the Greatest Unknown Tracks of All Time
fred14213 | Laguna Niguel, CA United States | 02/27/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Finally! A re-release of this imaginative "underground" sound. And it is just that, a "sound" that is nothing like you've ever heard.There was a time during 1968-71 that Carribean, Bahamian music was big. Sort of a vodoo, mojo sound. Dr. John went this way too with "Dr. John, the night tripper Gris-gris". But nobody did it better than Exuma.Light some candles, turn down the lights and put on the first track. Then just chill-out."
One of a kind genius produces voodoo based masterpiece
W. M. Greenwood | DownEast, Maine | 02/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Exuma albums I and II, what can i say?
If Paul Simon is a gawd with you AVOID Exuma at all cost as Exuma has a song on ExumaII, Paul Simon NonTooth; but that title itself gives a glimpse into the power, complexity and the far beyond the realm of what people call popular music that this man acheived.
The album was one of the first powerful statements from the African culture based music to get out into the U.S. in defiant stand against the friendly sweet music of the W.A.S.P. world.
This is power music with complex rhythms and a man with a voice that can however go soft and feeling to graveled spinetingly rolling thunder power in moments of seconds.
I cherish my two vinyls of Exuma i and II, so i am glad to see Exuma albums have lived on to reappear in CD, over 30years from when they first came out.
Exuma was a genuine Obeah Man from the Bahamas and Voodoo(Light/White Voodoo) is distinctly in these albums and i intend to research to find what followed in his life.
I am sure he must have put down much more music but on rare and obscure labels.
For the adventuresome, and you know who you are;) i give both ExumaI and ExumaII the highest recommendation rating of 5stars.
These were the work of a genius.
I will forever remember the time i heard his lyric "you can't put the light back into Ray Charles' eyes".
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What's good is good forever
mec | eugene, or | 11/10/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i had this lp in the 70's & played it to death. it went the way of all of my old "records" -- to the 2nd hand record shop. i looked for years for it on updated media, but it wasn't until a recent search on amazon i found it had been released to cd. i ordered it immediately & the memories of this haunting, african/caribbean voodoo music flooded my senses. this is a must addition to any global music collection. it's unique sounds & imagery leave a lasting impression. i'm so glad this has been released to cd so "the next generation" of listeners can be impressed by this wonderful body of unusual music!"
EXOTIC EXUMA
Steven Finz | The Sea Ranch, CA USA | 06/26/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love this recording not only for the intrinsic experience of it, but also because it takes me back to a wonderful period of time. We acquired it in the early seventies, while we were planning to leave our life in NYC and travel in a camper with our family for an indeterminate length of time. It was one of about sixty audiotapes that we took with us on our odyssey. We rarely got radio reception while we lived on the road, so we listened to those sixty tapes repeatedly for two years. Exuma's sounds always carried us to even more exotic places than those through which we were passing. When we settled down, we continued listening to it. Somewhere along the line, the audiotape was lost. I was thrilled to find that it had been reissued as a CD. I still listen to it every week or so, even though my personal music library is a lot bigger than sixty albums."
CHILL OUT?
Lester L. Carter | PHILA , PA | 01/26/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Somebody wrote, you should turn down the lights light a candle and chill out to Exuma. You can't 'chill out' when Exuma is on the box. I remember hearing this album for the 1st time at a party in Queens about '70 or '71. Obeah Man came on and the whole crowd got into this groove. I was like a man who'd just discovered fire. I needed to share this with the world. After obtaining a copy of the album, I played it at a party in Philadelphia. Weird. The whole crowd walked in an orderly line and cleared the joint out in 3 minutes. Tried it at another party in Philly, some of the same people but the atmosphere was different. The crowd caught the groove and it was like New York all over again. Then I knew Exuma is special. The instrumentation: awesome. The lyrics: awesome. The concept: awesome. I CAME DOWN ON A LIGHTNING BOLT. NINE MONTHS IN MY MOTHER'S BELLY. WHEN I WAS BORN THE MIDWIFE SCREAMED AND SHOUT. I HAD FIRE AND BRIMSTONE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH. I'M EXUMA. I'M THE OBEAH MAN."
Track Listings (7) - Disc #1