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A1	Prayer By Solomon G. Ilori
A2	Ife L'Ayo (There Is Happiness In Love) Written-By – Ilori*
A3	Obirin African (Woman Of Africa) Written-By – Garvin Masseaux
A4	Love, The Mystery Of Written-By – Guy Warren
B1	Ero Ti Nr'ojeje Written-By – Solomon G. Ilori
B2	Ayiko Ayiko (Welcome, Welcome, My Darling) Written-By – Ilori*
B3	Tobi Ilu Written-By – James H. Bey*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

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

Notes

Curtis Fuller performs by courtesy of Ampar Records.

Recorded on January 24, 1962.

"VAN GELDER" is stamped and a symbol of an ear is inscribed into the run out groove of both sides.

Deep groove label is blue and white, with "Blue Note Records Inc • New York USA".

Back cover reads "43 West 61st St., New York 23".

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
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
5C 038-60084	Art Blakey & The Afro-Drum Ensemble	The African Beat ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	5C 038-60084	Netherlands	1978

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