2024-09-11

Quincy Jones - Roots (The Saga Of An American Family) (1977) (LP) (FLAC + 320 kbps) [SP-4626]

Africa (The Motherland)
A1 Motherland 0:29
A2 Roots Mural Theme 2:10
A3 Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode) 1:03
A4 Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth) 1:30
A5 Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme) 2:28
A6 Boyhood To Manhood 0:53
A7 The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture) 1:06
A8 Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing) 1:15
A9 You In Americuh' Now, African 0:32

America (The Promised Land)
B1 Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction) 0:15
B2 Ole Fiddler 1:12
B3 Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony) 0:42
B4 What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name) 2:17
B5 Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life) 1:25
B6 Oh Lord, Come By Here 3:25
B7 Free At Last? (The Civil War) 2:24
B8 Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Theme: English Version) 4:50

This release is a part of the Autumn 2024 batch which is unfolding in 10 parts. Post about it can be found HERE

If you stumble upon something in the blog that's posted before Nov 21, 2021, then the links are located here - T1 / T2 / T3