Lumumba
LUMUMBA
A&M SP-3610
"Lumumba comes from the Center of the Earth with the World Beat." (Liner Notes)
SIDE ONE
Sing With the Birds 6:07/ Ahoma Trofo (Telephone) 3:40/ Twoo Boe (Work Chant) 2:43/ Ananse Sem (Akan Folk Tale) 5:20.
SIDE TWO
Nsu Shiw (Hot Water) 5:05/ Love is 50/50 7:23/ Kwaku Ne Kwaku 1:33.
All selections written by Lumumba and Obeng and published by Almo Music Corp./ Ebony Music (ASCAP)
Producer: Kwaku Eddie Lynn
LUMUMBA
Ghana, West Africa Narration Doroben Durugya (whistle flute)
Ammoo Durugya (long flute)/ Fritwiwa (thumb gong)/ Dawuro (gong gong)/ Akasawa (shaker) Jews Harp, Conga/ Ntoa (round drum) flugel horn/
KOTOKO
RIM KWAKU OGENG Ghana, West Africa
Ntumpan (talking drum) drums/ Donno (squeeze drum)/ Fritwiwa (thumb gong)/ Akaswaa (shaker)/ brekete drum/ Dawuro (gong gong)/ conga/ Ntoa (round drum) electric piano/ Ammoo Durugya (long flute)
EMMANUEL RENTZOS Ghana, West Africa - electric piano, organ
LUTHER COFFEY St. James, Trinidad - fender bass
KWABENA GYANIFI Ghana, West Africa - fender bass, electric guitar
'YAW' DAVID T. WALKER Los Angeles, CA (Courtesy of Ode Records - electric guitar
Thanks to George Bohanon - Bass Euphonium, Red Callendar-Acoustic Bass and Bobbye Hall Conga
String Arrangements - Rim Kwaku Obeng, 'Kwabena' Calvin Owens
Horn Arrangements - Lumumba
Conductor - Rim Kwaku Obeng
Background Vocals - Victoria Miles, Gloria Green, Lumumba, Rim Kwaku Obeng, Emmanuel Rentzos, George Lee, Eddie Quansah, Willie Cheetan
Engineers - Larry Forkner, Kwaku Eddie Lynn, Larry Levine, Steve Mitchell
Recordist - Milton Calice
Mastering Engineer - Frank DeLuna
Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA
Design - Christopher Whorf/ Rod Dyer, Inc.
Art Direction - Roland Young
Special Thanks - Herb, the late Dr. Kwame, Nkrumah, Jerry, Sharon.
Assigned but not released as "SP 4414." SP 3610 released in 1974.
JB
LUMUMBA
A&M SP-3610
"Lumumba comes from the Center of the Earth with the World Beat." (Liner Notes)
SIDE ONE
Sing With the Birds 6:07/ Ahoma Trofo (Telephone) 3:40/ Twoo Boe (Work Chant) 2:43/ Ananse Sem (Akan Folk Tale) 5:20.
SIDE TWO
Nsu Shiw (Hot Water) 5:05/ Love is 50/50 7:23/ Kwaku Ne Kwaku 1:33.
All selections written by Lumumba and Obeng and published by Almo Music Corp./ Ebony Music (ASCAP)
Producer: Kwaku Eddie Lynn
LUMUMBA
Ghana, West Africa Narration Doroben Durugya (whistle flute)
Ammoo Durugya (long flute)/ Fritwiwa (thumb gong)/ Dawuro (gong gong)/ Akasawa (shaker) Jews Harp, Conga/ Ntoa (round drum) flugel horn/
KOTOKO
RIM KWAKU OGENG Ghana, West Africa
Ntumpan (talking drum) drums/ Donno (squeeze drum)/ Fritwiwa (thumb gong)/ Akaswaa (shaker)/ brekete drum/ Dawuro (gong gong)/ conga/ Ntoa (round drum) electric piano/ Ammoo Durugya (long flute)
EMMANUEL RENTZOS Ghana, West Africa - electric piano, organ
LUTHER COFFEY St. James, Trinidad - fender bass
KWABENA GYANIFI Ghana, West Africa - fender bass, electric guitar
'YAW' DAVID T. WALKER Los Angeles, CA (Courtesy of Ode Records - electric guitar
Thanks to George Bohanon - Bass Euphonium, Red Callendar-Acoustic Bass and Bobbye Hall Conga
String Arrangements - Rim Kwaku Obeng, 'Kwabena' Calvin Owens
Horn Arrangements - Lumumba
Conductor - Rim Kwaku Obeng
Background Vocals - Victoria Miles, Gloria Green, Lumumba, Rim Kwaku Obeng, Emmanuel Rentzos, George Lee, Eddie Quansah, Willie Cheetan
Engineers - Larry Forkner, Kwaku Eddie Lynn, Larry Levine, Steve Mitchell
Recordist - Milton Calice
Mastering Engineer - Frank DeLuna
Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA
Design - Christopher Whorf/ Rod Dyer, Inc.
Art Direction - Roland Young
Special Thanks - Herb, the late Dr. Kwame, Nkrumah, Jerry, Sharon.
Assigned but not released as "SP 4414." SP 3610 released in 1974.
JB
