Enspirited by Chris St. Hilaire

Respect to the culture bearers, elders, and ancestors of the African, Indian, and Amerindian musical legacies in the Caribbean.

This work is heavily indebted to the Tafo Brothers, Lord Kitchener, Lancelot Layne, Roots Radics, Scientist, King Tubby, Lord Invader, Singing Sandra, Tabou Combo, SAULT, and many more…

This album was made on Lenape land. In honor of this, and in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day, all money from sales will go to the Manna-hatta Fund as a land tax:

https://mannahattafund.org/

For my friend and brother, Jesse Domenech (1985-2023): Your friendship, your passion, and your laughter will always inspire me.

Tracklist

1.	Invocation	3:37

2.	From Port of Spain to Port Sudan	4:30

3.	Coconut Chutney	4:24

4.	JP's Dub	3:36

5.	Colonial Conundrum	5:22

6.	Parangalang	3:09

7.	Papisho Dub	3:04

8.	Pan for Peace	3:23

9.	Happy Land (after Invader)	2:41

10.	The Trickster	3:22

11.	Normal Isn't So Nice	3:57

12.	Dubbles	3:13

13.	Bloodsucker Dub	3:02

14.	Ruby Topaz	2:41

Credits

released October 9, 2023

Credits

All music on this album was performed by humans and creatures. No sequencers or loops were used.

Elenna Canlas - Organ bubble, bleeps, sweeps, and creeps on “Dubbles”
Domenica Fossati - Flute on “Parangalang”
Odie Gonzalez - Steel pan solo on “Colonial Conundrum”, Steel pan rhythm on “Pan for Peace”
Ray Jacildo - Organ and piano on “Papisho Dub”
Adam Minkoff - Marimba on “The Trickster”
Tash Neal - Guitar on “The Trickster”
Raga - Vocals on “Bloodsucker Dub”
Deep Singh - Tabla and dholak on “Coconut Chutney”
Richard Solis - Doumbek and shaker on “Invocation”
SSXX (Lollise Mbi, Domenica Fossati, Elenna Canlas, Anjali Rose) - Vocals on “Happy Land (after Invader)”
Nikhil P. Yerawadekar - Lead guitar on “Coconut Chutney” and “Ruby Topaz”

Mastered by Alex DeTurk at The Bunker Studio

Hummingbird image by Louise McNaught
Typeface by Vocal Type Co.

Everything else by Chris St. Hilaire

Special thanks to Bobby Emmett, Raga, and KP for support, creative ideas, space, and gear.

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