Album · 1996
Tracklist
1 The Diurnal Lord (For Agayú) 7:56
2 The Seal (Elekotó for Agayú) 9:35
3 Passage of the River (For Oshún) 9:08
4 Oyá Natureza 4:57
5 Secretos del Abacuá 11:19
6 Saudade 5:11
7 The Metamorphosis of Amalia 12:31
The Mystery of Seven: The Guaguancó in Progression 12:02
8 Prologue 0:19
9 Guaguancó 2:53
10 Abacuá / Obatalá 1:38
11 Són 2:33
12 Abacuá / Obatalá 0:27
13 Montuno 4:42
14 Epilogue 0:46
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone, Mixed By, Written-By – Steve Coleman
Bass – Anthony Tidd
Chorus – Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini) (tracks: 5, 8 to 14), Luis Cancino Morales (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 14), Maria Delores Perez Herrera (tracks: 1 to 3, 7 to 14), Sara Gobes Villamil (Mima) (tracks: 1 to 3, 7)
Claves – Josh Jones (tracks: 1 to 3, 8 to 14)
Drums – Oliver Gene Lake
Instruments [Ìyá] – Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes (tracks: 8 to 14), Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy) (tracks: 1 to 3, 6)
Lead Vocals – Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini) (tracks: 1 to 3, 7), Rosangela Silvestre (tracks: 4, 6), Sara Gobes Villamil (Mima) (tracks: 8 to 14)
Percussion [Itótèlée] – Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes (tracks: 1 to 3), Luis Cancino Morales (tracks: 6, 8 to 14)
Percussion [Kata] – Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao) (tracks: 1, 2), Ramses Zamora Molina (tracks: 7, 8 to 14)
Percussion [Okonkoló] – Reynaldo Gobes Villamil (Naldo) (tracks: 1 to 3, 8 to 14)
Percussion [Quinto] – Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao) (tracks: 8 to 14), Ramses Zamora Molina (tracks: 1, 2)
Percussion [Set (solo)] – Roberto Vizcaino Guillot (tracks: 5, 7)
Percussion [Tumbadoras] – Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy) (tracks: 8 to 14)
Piano – Andy Milne (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8 to 14)
Rap – Kokayi (tracks: 2, 4, 7 to 14)
Tenor Saxophone – Ravi Coltrane (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8 to 14)
Trumpet – Ralph Alessi (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8 to 14)
Tenor Saxophone – Yosvany Terry Cabrera (track 3)
Claves – Luis Cancino Morales (track 4)
Congas – Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy) (track 4)
Djembe – Marivaldo Dos Santos (track 4)
About this release
BMG France – 74321407272 (France)
Recorded at the Egrem Studios in La Habana Cuba February 21-23, 1996
The release actually has 13 tracks, the 14th is included in the 13th but added (with duration and without number) in the tracklisting on the booklet
Thanks to snobb for the addition