''Exuma II'' is the second studio album by Bahamian folk musician

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. It was released in 1970 on the

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label.

Reception

In a retrospective review, Richie Unterberger of

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wrote that ''Exuma II'' "is perhaps a little less strange and a little more sedate" than Exuma's prior album, the self-titled ''

'' (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 ''

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'' 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 –

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, ankle

bell A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inte ...

s, "sacred

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", 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 ...

, "

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sacred sand" * Lord Cherry – conga,

whistle A whistle is an instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a lar ...

s, group vocal * Yogi – group vocal, junk bells *

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– 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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