Exuma II

Exuma II
Studio album by Exuma
Released	1970 (1970)
Studio	Regent Sound, New York City[1]
Length	41:37
Label	Mercury
Producer	Daddy Ya-Ya (Bob Wyld)[2]
Exuma chronology
Exuma (1970) Exuma II (1970) Do Wah Nanny (1971)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Exuma

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Damn Fool"	4:20
2.	"Baäl"	6:26
3.	"Paul Simon Nontooth"	5:14
4.	"Fire in the Hole"	6:47
Total length:		22:47

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Place Called Earth"	6:22
2.	"We Got to Go"	2:48
3.	"African Rhythm"	4:53
4.	"Zandoo"	4:47
Total length:		18:50

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. Baltimore, Maryland. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.