The Real Bahamas 2 (2003)
The Real Bahamas 2
World/Ethnic | mp3 320 Kbps | 87 MB
WEA Internationel 2009
World/Ethnic | mp3 320 Kbps | 87 MB
WEA Internationel 2009
The second volume of Jody Stecher and Peter K. Siegel's odyssey into the Caribbean contains as many pearls as the first. There's perhaps a slightly wider range of artists, although the magical Joseph Spence and his family are well represented. But the members of Bruce Green's trio from Moores Island, with their splendid voices, show they deserved their hallowed reputation, as do the Swains. While most of the material is sacred, there are exceptions in the form of "King Canute," a solo vocal from Lyndall Albury (although even that has holy overtones), and Albury's "The Little Black Moustache" (she seemed to be a repository of unusual folk songs). And even Frederick McQueen offers a song from his days as a sponge fisherman, "The Captain Go Ashore," before the disc finishes where it began, with Joseph Spence and Edith Pinder on a highly unusual version of the spiritual "Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold God's Body Down." With the companion disc (which had previously appeared on CD in one set), it makes a perfect introduction to the Bahamas in the 1960s and '70s.01. I see Mary and Joseph
02. Peter, you need the lord
03. Jesus promised me a home over there
04. Troublesome water
05. Kneeling down inside the gate
06. Jesus your name so sweet
07. Take me over the tide
08. When the leaves turn red
09. There will be happy meeting
10. King Canute
11. The little black moustache
12. The great coronation
13. The captain go ashore
14. Ain't no grave gonna hold god's body down