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| | Bill Summers : Essence of Kwanzaa - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10) |
 | | Percussionist Bill Summers uses Kwanzaa (which means "first" in Swahili), the African-American cultural and harvest festival celebrated from December 26 to January 1, as the theme for this array of tunes titled after Kwanzaa's seven guiding principals. |
 | | There are also five tracks not titled after Kwanzaa: "Ghetto Get Up," "Did It Done It Wit It" (co-written by George Clinton), "Bahia Lady," "Yekola," and "Sure Wa." This is smooth, perky fusion with enough African rhythms to satisfy purists, and is perfect for unwinding and chilling. |
 | | Vocalists (including Summers) play musical chairs, keeping it fresh until the last track. |
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