The Essence of Kwanzaa

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Release credits

• Alonzo McAlpine
  berimbau [10], spoken vocals [10]
• Bill Summers
  Batá drum [4, 12], arranger [1-11], background vocals [2-7, 9-10, 12], bass [8], bell [4], claves [12], congas [4, 12], drums (drum set) [1, 3-4, 8, 10], engineer [1-4, 6-8, 10-12], güiro [4], handclaps [12], horn [1], keyboard [1], percussion [1-3, 6-12], producer [2-4, 7-8, 10, 12], shekere [4], timbales [4], vocal [11], vocal arranger [1, 4-11], wood block [12]
• Bobby Strickland
  saxophone [9]
• Bonita Woods
  background vocals [5]
• Brenton Banks
  viola [11]
• Brian Fleming
  background vocals [5]
• Bruce (BY) Richardson
  background vocals [2, 7-10]
• Carlos 'DuDu' Martinez
  lead vocals [11], vocal [11]
• Carol Pierre
  background vocals [12]
• Cynthia Dewberry
  background vocals [4], lead vocals [4], vocal arranger [4]
• Daniel Ryman
  co [7, 9], engineer [7, 9]
• Darnell Stephen Summers
  arranger [3, 8], co [3], engineer [3, 8], keyboard [3], piano [8], producer [8]
• Darrell Smith
  arranger [6], keyboard [6]
• DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
  arranger [5], guitar [5]
• Densy Noel
  bass [8]
• Don Wyatt
  arranger [6], piano [6]
• Ebo Shakoor
  lead vocals [8], vocal arranger [8]
• Eric Ti-I-Taming
  bass [8]
• Gavin DiStasi
  horn [9]
• George Clinton
  background vocals [5], lead vocals [5], vocal arranger [5]
• Huey Jackson
  arranger [11], lead vocals [11], vocal arranger [11]
• Jaee Logan
  arranger [7]
• James Mingo Lewis
  arranger [7, 9], background vocals [7, 9], bass [9], drums (drum set) [7, 9], percussion [7, 9]
• Kenyatta Simon
  arranger [4], bell [4], djembe [4], dunun [4]
• Kevin Shapiro
  background vocals [11]
• Knick Smith
  arranger [4], piano [1, 4]
• Koolaide
  vocal arranger [5]
• Lawrence 'Keng' Harvey
  arranger [2], background vocals [2-10, 12], bass [8], co [8], finger snaps [3], keyboard [2], lead vocals [1-2], producer [2], vocal arranger [1, 8]
• Lazaro Galarraga
  Batá drum [12], background vocals [12], lead vocals [12]
• Mark Cargill
  violin [11]
• Matt Barado
  co [7, 9]
• Michael Koschorreck
  arranger [3, 8], guitar [3, 8]
• Michael Schlesinger
  engineer [1, 6, 11]
• Michael White
  arranger [11], violin [11], vocal arranger [11]
• Michelle Noble
  background vocals [8]
• Mike Hunter
  trumpet [3-4]
• Mike Shapiro
  arranger [11], percussion [11]
• Neil Kaplan
  engineer [3, 5]
• N’Dea Davenport
  background vocals [6], lead vocals [6], vocal arranger [6]
• Ossie Davis
  arranger [5], drums (drum set) [5]
• Parker Shy
  bass [1, 3]
• Phillip Manuel
  background vocals [3, 12], lead vocals [3], vocal arranger [3]
• Ray Fuller
  arranger [6], guitar [6]
• Rayford Griffin
  drums (drum set) [6]
• Rhonda "Mama Efuru" Johnson
  background vocals [4-5, 7, 10, 12], lead vocals [10], vocal arranger [7, 10]
• Richard Howell
  background vocals [7], lead vocals [7], vocal arranger [7]
• Robin Parson
  background vocals [12]
• Ronald Cooper
  cello [11]
• Samba Ngo
  arranger [9], background vocals [9], guitar [7, 9], lead vocals [9], vocal arranger [9]
• Sekou Bunch
  arranger [6], bass [6]
• Susan Chatman
  violin [11]
• Vinx
  background vocals [1], lead vocals [1], vocal arranger [1]
• William “Billy Bass” Nelson
  arranger [5], bass [5]
• Yours Truly Chaddy 1 P.U.S.
  arranger [2], background vocals [2-3, 5-6, 8-10], co [8], finger snaps [3], lead vocals [2, 8], producer [2], vocal arranger [8]
• Yvette Bostic-Summers
  background vocals [4, 7, 9, 12], handclaps [12], percussion [7, 9]
• Yvette Summers
  background vocals [5]
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Issues

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  The Essence

  Unknown format
  30 December 1997
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  The Essence of Kwanzaa

  CD
  1997