''Shango'' is the fifth album released by the multi-genre

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

group

Juno Reactor Juno Reactor is a multi-national musical and performing group, primarily based in Brighton, UK. Known for their cinematic fusion of electronic, global influences, and orchestral symphonic approach, collaborating with composer Don Davis and compo ...

. The tracks " Pistolero" and "Masters of the Universe" were released as singles.

Track listing

All tracks made by

Ben Watkins Juno Reactor is a multi-national musical and performing group, primarily based in Brighton, UK. Known for their cinematic fusion of electronic, global influences, and orchestral symphonic approach, collaborating with composer Don Davis and compo ...

with collaborators mentioned on the track list. # " Pistolero" – 6:13 (co-produced by

Steve Stevens Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, and for his lead guitar work on the theme to ''Top Gun'' – "Top Gun Anthem" – for w ...

) # "Hule Lam" – 4:00 (co-produced by

Amampondo Amampondo is a South African percussion ensemble that was started by Dizu Plaatjies in Langa, Cape Town in 1979.Craig HarrisArtist Biography AllMusic.com. The name in Mpondo means '' people of Mpondo'' or Pondoland, a kingdom in the Eastern Cape ...

) # "Insects" – 6:18 (co-produced by Mike Maguire) # "Badimo" – 7:14 (co-produced by Nick Burton, Mabi Thobejane) # "Masters of the Universe" – 6:05 (co-produced by Johann Bley, Mabi Thobejane) # "Nitrogen (Part 1)" – 8:34 (co-produced by

Alex Paterson Alex Paterson (also known as Dr Alex Paterson, born Duncan Alexander Robert Paterson; 15 October 1959 in Battersea, London) is an English musician and co-founder of ambient house group The Orb, in which he has worked since its inception. Life ...

Greg Hunter Greg Hunter (born 1965 in Hammersmith, London) is an English composer and sound engineer. He attended Goldsmiths, University of London. He is known for his work with The Orb and with producer Youth in their collaboration to form Dub Trees, and a ...

) # "Nitrogen (Part 2)" – 6:26 (co-produced by Stephen Holweck) # "Solaris" – 8:58 (co-produced by

Deepak Ram Deepak Ram (born 1960) is a South African born flautist, composer, keyboard player and producer of Indian origin. Deepak is considered a master of bansuri, an Indian flute of ancient origin made from bamboo. He is a senior disciple of world reno ...

) # "Song for Ancestors" – 8:09 (co-produced by Taz Alexander, Mabi Thobejane)

Personnel

* Produced by Juno Reactor * Ben Watkins – producer * Greg Hunter – engineering * Otto The Barbarian – engineering * Richard Edwards – engineering * Steev Toth – engineering * Kevin Metcalfe – mastering *

– guitar (on "Pistolero") *

B.J. Cole Brian John Cole is an English pedal steel guitarist, who has long been active as a session and solo musician. Coming to prominence in the early 1970s with the band Cochise, Cole has played in many styles, ranging from mainstream pop and rock t ...

–

pedal steel guitar The pedal steel guitar is a Console steel guitar, console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all s ...

* Pandit Dinesh –

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* Boris Salchack – vocals/strings *

Busi Mhlongo Busi Mhlongo (28 October 1947 – 15 June 2010), born as Victoria Busisiwe Mhlongo, was a singer, dancer and composer originally from Inanda in Natal, South Africa. Biography Mhlongo drew on various South African styles such as Mbaqanga, Mask ...

– vocals *

Taz Alexander Taz Alexander is a British singer who has toured with Juno Reactor, Alpha-X, and Sin e, among others. She currently resides in London, England. Career With Juno Reactor, she has provided her voice for the soundtracks for ''The Matrix Reloaded'', ...

– vocals * Mike Diver – artwork * Squalis – artwork

References

JunoReactor.com profile of ''Shango''
2000 albums Juno Reactor albums Trance albums {{2000s-trance-album-stub