"Afro Blue" is a jazz standard composed by Mongo Santamaría, perhaps best known in its arrangement by John Coltrane. Afro Blue was the first Jazz standard built upon a typical African 3:2 cross-rhythm, or hemiola. The song begins with the bass repeatedly playing 6 cross-beats per each measure of 12/8, or 6 cross-beats per 4 main beats—6:4.
Afro Blue: Lyrics by, Oscar Brown, Jr
Dream of a land my soul is from, I hear a hand stroke on the drum.
Shades of delight, Cocoa hue. Rich as the night, Afro blue.
Elegant boy, Beautiful girl. Dancing for joy. Delicate whirl, Shades of delight.
Cocoa hue, Rich as the night. Afro blue.
Two young lovers dance face to face, With undulating grace. They gently sway, Then slip away
To some secluded place.
Dream of a land my soul is from, I hear a hand stroke on the drum.
Shades of delight, Cocoa hue. Rich as the night, Afro blue.
Elegant boy, Beautiful girl. Dancing for joy. Delicate whirl. Shades of delight, Cocoa hue. Rich as the night
Afro blue.
Two young lovers dance face to face, With undulating grace. They gently sway. Then slip away To some secluded place' Afro blue... Afro blue...
Very smooth and relaxing. Hope you enjoy...
Happy New Year!
Griff