
Roots (The Saga Of An American Family)
Album Summary
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received many accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.
Tracklist
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A1 Motherland
0:29
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A2 Roots Mural Theme
2:10
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A3 Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode)
1:03
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A4 Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth)
1:30
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A5 Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme)
2:28
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A6 Boyhood To Manhood
0:53
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A7 The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture)
1:06
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A8 Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing)
1:15
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A9 You In Americuh' Now, African
0:32
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B1 Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction)
0:15
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B2 Ole Fiddler
1:12
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B3 Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony)
0:42
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B4 What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)
2:17
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B5 Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life)
1:25
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B6 Oh Lord, Come By Here
3:25
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B7 Free At Last? (The Civil War)
2:24
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B8 Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Theme: English Version)
4:50
Total Runtime: 27:56
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