Album · 1995
Tracklist
Act 1: The Drum And The Cross
1 Libation: Harvest, 16th Century West Africa - Griot: 'Dafengba!' 2:28
2 Chorus: 'Duwa Beh' 3:53
3 Attack - Subjugation 8:37
4 The Middle Passage 4:52
Act 2: The Land Of Milk And Honey
5 Potter's Mart, Charleston, South Carolina, 1833 2:32
6 Wailing Song 1:14
7 Victor Nelson's Cotton Field, Elgin, Texas, 1940 5:36
8 Music Man, Shaw, Mississippi, Delta Swamp, 1945 3:12
9 The Three Dueces Club, 52nd Street, New York City, 1952 10:47
10 Chorus: 'You Can Find A Way' 2:48
11 400 Years Ago Today - Living Inside The Clear Glass Cell, Bensonhurst, New York, 1989 1:52
12 Redemption 3:01
13 Epilogue. Kora 1:04
Line-up/Musicians
Baritone Vocals – David Van Abbema (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5), Theodore Jones (tracks: 5)
Bass – Cecil McBee (tracks: 9)
Choir – The Morgan State University Choir
Chorus – Doris Ward Worskshop Chorale, Kennedy-King College Community Chorus
Conductor – Daniel Barenboim
Drums – Cecil Brooks III (tracks: 9), Enoch Williamson (tracks: 2,10), Mesha'ch Silas (tracks: 2,10), Paul Cotton (tracks: 2,10)
Kora – Alhaji "Papa" Bunka Susso (tracks: 1, 3, 11, 13)
Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Ron Burton (tracks: 9)
Soprano Vocals [Boy] – Brian Smith (53) (tracks: 4)
Tenor Vocals – Barton Green (tracks: 2, 3, 4)
Trumpet – Hannibal Lokumbe (tracks: 9)
Vocals – David "Honeyboy" Edwards (tracks: 8), Jevetta Steele (tracks: 6, 7)
About this release
Teldec Classics – 4509-98802-2 (Germany)
Recorded May 1995 at Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Thanks to snobb for the addition