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Album · 1981

Filed under Funk Jazz
By ROY AYERS

Tracklist

A1 Africa, Center Of The World 5:26
A2 Intro / The River Niger 5:23
A3 I'll Just Keep Trying 6:02
A4 Destination Motherland 4:53
B1 The Third Eye 4:49
B2 Intro / Land Of Fruit And Honey 5:24
B3 Intro / Mo Nise Si E (I Love You) 7:07
B4 There's A Master Plan 3:45

Line-up/Musicians

Marimba [Bass Mirimba], Handclaps, Bells, Shekere – William Allen
Backing Vocals [Background] – Debbie Cole, Ethel Beatty
Bass – Peter Brown
Drums – Omar Hakim, Quintin Dennard , Steve Cobb
Electric Piano – Harold Land Jr. , Lesete Wilson
Glass Harmonica [Cups] – Dennis "Gorilla" Armstead
Guitar – Jeffery Quiton
Guitar, Handclaps – Chuck Anthony
Handclaps – Roy Ayers III
Lead Vocals – Carla Vaughn, Marva Hicks, Teri Wells
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background] – Sylvia Striplin
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background], Handclaps, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp], Cowbell – Jaymz Bedford
Narrator [Vocal Narration] – Erlean Perry (tracks: A1)
Percussion – Dom Um Romao
Vibraphone, Lead Vocals, Handclaps, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Marimba [Bass Mirimba], Marimba [Mirimba], Congas, Synthesizer [Quaddra], Performer [Plays Deagan Vibraharp] – Roy Ayers
Vocals – Ray Cookie Keith
Vocals, Drum [Quica] – Weldon Arthur McDougal III
Voice Actor [Father] – William Allen (tracks: A2)
Voice Actor [Little Boy] – Miles Bailer Armstead (tracks: A2)
Voice [Speaking] – Jojo Lole Dawodu, Omo Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti

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Polydor – PD-1-6327 (US)

Thanks to snobb for the addition



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