Songs from Haitian Vodou, Brazilian Candomble, Cuban Santeria & New Orleans Voodoo. From choirs to ballads to Afro Cuban/Brazilian percussion infused dance tracks this compilation is a great sampling of religious rituals of the African Diaspora. Play all, it is an hour of great music.
CD #1
1: 2:08 mid to faster, great sounding female choir ( the Creole Choir of Cuba)first half slower a cappella second half fast with clave sticks percussion
2: 4:56 fast, pounding beat with male vocal, female chorus, conch shell?
3: 3:56 slow to mid, Dr John ( Mac Rebennack) piano & vocal "Marie Laveau"
4: 4:31 mid to faster, Afro percussion, French Colonial brass band with American Jazz and female vocal with male chorus
5: 5:53 mid to faster, Brazilian guitarists, Afro Brazilian percussion, male voc & female chorus, flute
****6: 10:35 low berimbau ( single steel wire on a bow struck with a stick) low jungle sounds. Percussion kicks in big time @ 1:38 with GREAT vocal by Bay Area singer Bobi Cespedes, Big fast Afro Cuban/Brazilian rhythm
7: 4:29 mid to faster, male vocal/chant, fast Afro Cuban percussion
8: 3:39 slow, female vocal from Haiti, a song of mourning, with percussion
****9: 5:16 slow, female vocal from Brazil, song about love & intimacy
10: 9:02 slow, female vocal & female chorus with percussion, faster at end
11: 2:34 slow, New Orleans brass funeral march
12: 6:53 slow, jazzy version with trombone of "Marie Laveau"

CD #2 Erol Josue Album Régléman electro Vodou, the prince of Haitian roots music. Music used in Vodou rituals with a modern twist. Vocals in French
***1: 3:20 slow to mid, male voc/wail, fem chorus, call & response, drum, fuzz guitar? swirl electro drone at end
***2: 5:14 slow start, then fast voc/wail, fem chorus, fast percussion
3: 2:47 mid tempo, kind of poppy, male vocal, chorus, nice sound
4: 4:34 slow, male vocal, first half with sparse instrumentation, ramps up second half
5: 4:30 slow to mid, male vocal with female chorus
*6: 3:51 slow start, fast pounding beat, male voc/chant, nice guitar work
7: 4:23 mid to faster, fem chorus, male voc, big full sound & percussion towards end
8: 4:23 slow, thunderstorm, male vocal & chorus, drone with single drum, picks up last guarter
***9: 4:55 fast, male vocal, pounding kick drum
10: 4:03 slow to mid, male voc/wail/chant 12 sec fade at end
**11: 5:45 slow intro, male voc/wail/chant, tabla? picks up faster percussion
**12: 3:45 slow, big thunderstorm, male vocal & assorted the voices, fem chorus
****13: 4:07 mid to faster, male vocal, fast percussion, echo/reverb ??