Smilin' Island of Song

Smilin' Island of Song

by Cedella Marley Booker, Taj Mahal
Smilin' Island of Song

Smilin' Island of Song

by Cedella Marley Booker, Taj Mahal

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Overview

Smilin' Island of Song is a musical tour of Jamaica hosted by Cedella Marley-Booker (mother of the late Bob Marley), is nowhere near as fun as it should be. As the disc begins, we join a young girl named Jenny on her trip to visit Mother Booker in Jamaica, where we'll meet various human and animal personalities as we journey around the island. The music is great, a sort of reggae/calypso fusion with traditional folksongs that kids will love. But the between-song patter that links the tunes together is difficult to follow and sometimes downright obnoxious -- one of the characters, an unidentified animal whose name seems to be Mattie, punctuates everything he says with a nerve-shredding hyena laugh. The album's highlights are provided by multi-instrumentalist David Lindley and the wonderful singing of Taj Mahal. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date: 10/27/1992
Label: Music For Little People
UPC: 0093624252122

Tracks

  1. Introduction
  2. Tingalayo
  3. Chi Chi Buddo
  4. Elena
  5. Sweet Guava Jelly
  6. Matty Roll
  7. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
  8. Ooey Gooey the Silly Worm
  9. Colon Man
  10. Jah Wanna Dance
  11. De Buggy Bruk
  12. Brown Girl in the Ring
  13. Three Little Birds
  14. Instrument Identification

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cedella Marley Booker   Primary Artist,Vocals
Taj Mahal   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals
David Lindley   Guest Artist,Banjo,Guitar,Mandolin
Kester Smith   Clapping,Triangle,Handclapping,Cowbell,Congas,Drums,Cabasa
Fred Lunt   Guitar,Slide Guitar
Jim Rothermel   Clarinet,Recorder,Penny Whistle,Sax (Soprano),Whistle (Instrument)
Warren Dennis   Synthesizer
Kandice Love   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Patrick Cockett   Guitar,Ukulele,Slack Key Guitar
Par Cockett   Guitar,Ukulele
Poncho Graham   Guitar (Bass)
Imani Nyah   Vocals
Winston "Horseman" Williams   Vocals,Voices
Rita Lackey   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Erik Darling   Composer
Lord Burgess   Composer
Alan Arkin   Composer
Cedella Marley Booker   Composer
Bob Carey   Composer
Taj Mahal   Producer,Recording Producer
Kester Smith   Arranger
Bob Marley   Composer
Leib Ostrow   Producer,Recording Producer
Warren Dennis   Producer,Assistant Producer,Synthesizer Programming
Public Domain   Composer
Sudhananda   Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
William Attaway   Composer
Fred Dente   Producer,Associate Producer
A. Reid Reynolds   Art Direction
Ami Goldberg   Editing
Ronald Asher   Composer
Traditional   Composer
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