Illuminations: An Axiom Compilation

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sittel Habayeb
assistant engineer:
Oz Fritz (sound engineer) and Judy Kirschner
engineer:
Steve Rinkoff
co-producer:
Simon Shaheen
producer:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Simon Shaheen
accordion:
Sheikh Taha
cello:
Vladimir Greenberg and Michael Finkel
daf:
Michel Baqlouq
double bass:
Michael Richmond
finger cymbals [sagat]:
Bobby Farah
flute:
Paula Bing
frame drum [mizhar]:
Hanna Mirhige
kanun:
Ibrahim Salman
ney:
Anton Hajjar
oud:
Najib Shaheen and Simon Shaheen
tabla:
Ramzi Bisharat
viola:
Simon Shaheen
violin:
Artemis, Theodos, נסים דקואר, Kamil Shajrawi, Gabriel Palka and Simon Shaheen
choir vocals:
Maurice Chedid, Nermine Rawi, Louise Salman, Laura Shaheen, Simon Shaheen and Youssef Kassab
conductor:
Simon Shaheen
arranger:
Simon Shaheen
recording of:
Sittel Habayeb
writer:
محمد عبد الوهاب (Mohammed Abdel Wahab)
publisher:
Soutelphan Music
Simon Shaheen6:34
2Cosmic Slop
bass:
Robbie Shakespeare
drums (drum set):
Sly Dunbar
guitar:
Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Michael Hampton (Parliament/Funkadelic guitarist) and Garry Shider
Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ]:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
percussion:
Aïyb Dieng
synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Nicky Skopelitis
lead vocals:
Garry Shider
vocals:
Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
conductor:
Karl Berger
strings arranger:
Karl Berger
cover recording of:
Cosmic Slop
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
publisher:
B'Zerk Malformation Inc., Bridgeport Music (publisher) and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
Material5:17
3Baba L'Rouami
co-producer:
Richard Horowitz
darbuka:
Abdelhak Bou Naam
gumbri [sintir]:
Mustapha Baqbou
vocals:
Mustapha Baqbou, Mahjoub El Khalmouss, Ahmed Hamzaoui and Said Oughassal
recording of:
Baba L'Rouami
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
Gnawa Musicians of Marrakesh3:07
4Saut-E Sarmad
recording engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) and Oz Fritz (sound engineer)
co-producer:
Jonas Hellborg
producer:
Jonas Hellborg and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
acoustic bass guitar [Wechter acoustic bass guitar]:
Jonas Hellborg
cello:
Mary Wooten
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer)
violin:
David Soldier (US avant-garde composer and neuroscientist David Sulzer), Ron Lawrence (American viola player) and Laura Seaton
recorded at:
Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Saut-e Sarmad
composer:
Jonas Hellborg
publisher:
Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
Jonas Hellborg3:27
5Powerhouse (edit)
bass:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
Gravikord [gravichord], kora and talking drum:
Foday Musa Suso
vocals:
Foday Musa Suso
recording of:
Powerhouse
writer:
Foday Musa Suso
publisher:
Suso Music
Mandingo4:58
6As We Used To Sing
recording engineer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Oz Fritz (sound engineer) and Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Sonny Sharrock
assistant mixer:
Wes Naprstek
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Charnett Moffett
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer)
electric guitar:
Sonny Sharrock
soprano saxophone and soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist)
recording of:
As We Used to Sing
composer:
Sonny Sharrock
publisher:
Jazz Eyes
Sonny Sharrock7:32
7Nayo
co-producer:
Foday Musa Suso
bowed string instruments [Nyanyer]:
Korreh Jallow
djembe [jimbeh]:
Ousman Jallow
sistrum [lala]:
Amadou Jallow
vocals:
Korreh Jallow
recording of:
Nayo
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Musicians of the Gambia3:11
8Under Black Skies
12 string guitar, baglamas, guitar, sitar [coral sitar] and synthesizer [Fairlight]:
Nicky Skopelitis
bass:
Jonas Hellborg, Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker
Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ]:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
ney:
Faruk Tekbilek
percussion:
Aïyb Dieng
recording of:
Under Black Skies
publisher:
Ginger Baker
composer:
Ginger Baker, Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Nicky Skopelitis
publisher:
Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Nation Music and Nicky Skopelitis Music
Ginger Baker6:52
9Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam: Kapi; Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 3/4 Beats (edit)
co-producer:
Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator) and Shankar (L. Shankar)
cymbal [talam] and tambura:
Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator)
ghatam:
Vikku Vinayakram (aka T.H. Vinayakram)
kanjira:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
keyboard:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
tabla:
Zakir Hussain
violin:
V. Lakshminarayana
violin [double-violin]:
V. Lakshminarayana and Shankar (L. Shankar)
vocals:
Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator), Ganam Rao and Shankar (L. Shankar)
recording of:
Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam: Kapi; Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 3/4 Beats
writer:
Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator), V. Lakshminarayana, Ganam Rao and Shankar (L. Shankar)
publisher:
Ganesh Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Shankar5:29
10Elders (edit)
co-producer:
Ronald Shannon Jackson
bass:
Conrad Mathieu and Ramon Pooser
drums (drum set):
Ronald Shannon Jackson
guitar:
Jack DeSalvo, Jeff Lee Johnson and Stevie Salas
recording of:
Elders
writer:
Ronald Shannon Jackson
publisher:
Cymbata Music
Ronald Shannon Jackson5:11
11Hamaba
co-producer:
Foday Musa Suso
balafon:
Salun Kuyateh, Mahamadou Suso and Mawudo Suso
kora:
Jewuru Kanuteh, Bolong Suso, Karnnka Suso, Manjako Suso and Surakata Suso
percussion [batakonkon]:
Lamin Suso and Saiko Suso
percussion [dudungo]:
Dembo Kanuteh and Mahamadou Suso
vocals:
Mahame Camara and Bobo Suso
recording of:
Hamaba
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Mandinka Ensemble of the Gambia4:42
12Ragam: Kapi (edit)
co-producer:
Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator) and Shankar (L. Shankar)
cymbal [talam] and tambura:
Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator)
ghatam:
Vikku Vinayakram (aka T.H. Vinayakram)
kanjira:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
keyboard:
Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis)
tabla:
Zakir Hussain
violin:
V. Lakshminarayana
violin [double-violin]:
V. Lakshminarayana and Shankar (L. Shankar)
vocals:
Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator), Ganam Rao and Shankar (L. Shankar)
recording of:
Ragam: Kapi
writer:
Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator), V. Lakshminarayana, Ganam Rao and Shankar (L. Shankar)
publisher:
Ganesh Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Shankar8:04

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