Tracklist

1	Prayer By Solomon G. Ilori / Ife L'Ayo	6:26
2	Obirin African	3:39
3	Love, The Mystery Of	9:23
4	Ero Ti Nr'ojeje	7:35
5	Ayiko Ayiko	7:13
6	Tobi Ilu	5:58

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Ahmed Abdul-Malik
• Bata [Bata Drum], Congas – Robert Crowder
• Congas – James Ola Folami
• Congas, Drum [Telegraph Drum], Gong [Double Gong] – Chief Bey
• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Drum [Bambara Drum], Gong [Double Gong], Drum [Log Drum], Drum [Corboro Drum] – Montego Joe
• Drums, Timpani, Gong, Drum [Telegraph Drum] – Art Blakey
• Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Oboe, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Horns [Cow Horn], Kalimba [Thumb Piano] – Yusef Lateef
• Photography By [Cover Photos] – Francis Wolff
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Shekere [Chekere], Maracas [African Maracas], Congas – Garvin Masseaux
• Timpani – Curtis Fuller
• Vocals, Whistle [Penny Whistle], Talking Drum – Solomon G. Ilori

Notes

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on January 24, 1962.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988006 699403
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4097	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4097	US	1962
BST 84097	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP)	Blue Note	BST 84097	Unknown
BST 84097, BLP-4097 / 84097, 84097	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 84097, BLP-4097 / 84097, 84097	US	1976
BST 84097-U	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	BST 84097-U	France	Unknown
BLP 4097/84097	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP)	Blue Note	BLP 4097/84097	US	Unknown

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