Sahara Blue
| Sahara Blue | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
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| Genre | Ambient music | |||
| Length | 61:29 | |||
| Label | Crammed Discs | |||
| Producer | Hector Zazou | |||
| Hector Zazou[1] chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Sahara Blue is a 1992 concept album produced by French composer and record producer Hector Zazou.[3] The album commemorated the 100th year of the death of French poet Arthur Rimbaud and included collaborative musical works by John Cale, Khaled, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tim Simenon, and David Sylvian.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "I'll Strangle You" (Lyrics: Rimbaud, Music: Anneli Drecker, Bill Laswell, Hector Zazou, spoken word: Gérard Depardieu & Anneli Drecker)[1]
- "First Evening" (Lyrics: Rimbaud, Music: Kent Condon, John Cale, Hector Zazou)[1]
- Ophelie (Music: David Sylvian) (feat. Dominique Dalcan & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
- Lines (feat. Barbara Gogan)
- Youth (feat. Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry)
- Hapolot Kenym (feat. Sussan Deyhim, Samy Birnbach & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
- Hunger (feat. John Cale & Vincent Kenis)
- Sahara Blue (feat. Barbara Gogan)
- Amdyaz (feat. Khaled & Malka Spigel)
- Black Stream (feat. Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry)
- Harar et les Gallas (feat. Ketema Mekonn & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
- Lettre Au Directeur Des Messageries Maritimes (feat. Richard Bohringer, Sussan Deyhim & Bill Laswell)
Personnel
[edit]- Samy Birnbach - Vocals
- Richard Bohringer - Vocals, Voices
- John Cale - Vocals
- Kent Condon - Guitar
- Dominique Dalcan - Chant
- Gérard Depardieu - Vocals, Voices
- Sussan Deyhim - Vocals, Voices
- Anneli Marian Drecker - Vocals, Voices
- Yuka Fujii - Walkie Talkie
- Lisa Gerrard - Vocals, Yang Chin
- Barbara Gogan - Vocals
- Kerry Hopwood - MIDI, Programming
- Kenji Jammer - Guitar, Guitar Effects
- Vincent Kenis - Bass, Guitar
- Nabil Khalidi - Oud
- Bill Laswell - Bass, Beats, Effects
- Keith LeBlanc - Percussion
- Christian Lechevretel - Arranger, Clavier, Organ, Trombone, Trumpet
- Lightwave - Electronic Percussion, Special Effects, Synthesizer
- Daniel Manzanas - Guitar (Acoustic)
- Denis Moulin - Guitar, Percussion
- Mr. X - Guitar, Vocals, Walkie Talkie
- Brendan Perry - Bodhran, Darbouka, Engineer, Percussion, Synthesizer, Tin Whistle, Vocals
- Renaud Pion - Clarinet, Flute (Bass), Saxophone
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - Piano
- Steve Shehan - Percussion
- Guy Sigsworth - Keyboards
- Tim Simenon - Beats, Mixing, Producer, Sample Programming
- Malka Spigel - Vocals, Voices
- Matt Stein - Loops, Programming
- David Sylvian - Guitar, Vocals, Walkie Talkie
- Hector Zazou - Clavier, Electronics, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Sampled Guitar, Sampling, Synthesizer
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Sahara Blue Release Details: CRAMMED DISCS". Crammed Discs. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ DiGravina, Tim. Sahara Blue at AllMusic
- 1 2 Lusk, Jon (September 10, 2008). "Hector Zazou: Eclectic producer and pioneer of world music collaborations". The Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
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