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Tony Cedras (accordion); Pharoah Sanders (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bells); Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone); Graham Haynes (cornet, flugel horn); Mark Taylor (French horn); Art Baron (trombone); Herbie Hancock (electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer); Dereje Mekonnen (electric piano, organ, synthesizer); Amina Claudine Myers (electric piano, organ); Abegasu Shiota (electric piano, synthesizer); Karsh Kale (synthesizer, drums, tabla); Thomas Gobena (bass); Hamid Drake (drums, congas, tabla, daff); Imani Uzuri There are essentially two schools of thought when it comes to world music: the purists who believe that ancient musical traditions must remain undiluted to survive, and the fusionists who believe that it is the ability of artists to adapt their cultural traditions to modern tastes that will allow them to survive. ...See Full Description
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| Mesmeric! Great voice, great production, great atmosphere,great songs. Gigi and Bill Laswell - a dream ticket for sure. Highly recommended. By a reviewer (London)  |
| voice of a goddess I have two Gigi albums and I absolutely love them. I highly recommend them to everyone. By egore_666 (Redding, CA) |
| True Queen Gigi's voice and the gorgeous flow of the Amharic language, combined with great producers and musicians, added with the deep lyrics (translated conveniently into English in the sleeve) make me feel like I'm watching an East Indian dance about a god or wandering through a forest. By Katrina (Seattle, WA, USA) |
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Product Details
| CD Universe Part number | 2041032 |
| Label | Palm |
| Orig Year | 2001 |
| Catalog number | 2068 |
| Discs | 1 |
| Release Date | Sep 04, 2001 |
| Studio/Live | Studio |
| Mono/Stereo | Stereo |
| Producer | Bill Laswell |
| Engineer | Khaliq Glover; Robert Musso |
| Recording Time | 63 minutes |
| Personnel | Mark Taylor - French horn Art Baron - trombone Abdou Mboup - congas, talking drum, djembe, percussion Tony Cedras - accordion Graham Haynes - cornet, flugelhorn A+»yb Dieng - congas, percussion David Gilmore - guitar Hamid Drake - drums, congas, tabla Karsh Kale - synthesizer, drums, tabla Nicky Skopelitis - guitar, 12-string guitar Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw - vocals Imani Uzuri - background vocals
Also: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Bill Laswell, Pharoah Sanders, Henry Threadgill, Amina Claudine Myers |
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