''Sahara Blue'' is a 1992

concept album A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...

produced by

Hector Zazou Hector Zazou (11 July 1948 – 8 September 2008) was a prolific French composer and record producer who worked with, produced, and collaborated with an international array of recording artists. He worked on his own and other artists' albums, inclu ...

. The album commemorated the 100th year of the death of French poet

Arthur Rimbaud Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism. Born in Charleville, he starte ...

and included collaborative musical works by

John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...

, Khaled,

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto inf ...

, Tim Simenon, and

David Sylvian David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958) is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan. The band's androgynous look and increasingly ...

Track listing

# "I'll Strangle You" (Lyrics:

Rimbaud Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism. Born in Charleville, he start ...

, Music:

Anneli Drecker Anneli Marian Drecker (born 12 February 1969, in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress from the city of Tromsø. She is the frontwoman for the dream pop band Bel Canto. Life and career Drecker's father Peter, a German from Bielef ...

Bill Laswell William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, w ...

, spoken word:

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...

& Anneli Drecker) # "First Evening" (Lyrics: Rimbaud, Music: Kent Condon,

, Hector Zazou) # Ophelie (Music:

) (feat.

Dominique Dalcan Dominique Dalcan (a.k.a. Snooze) is a French electronic musician and film composer. He is the winner of the "victoires de la musique" in 2018 in the category "electronic album". History Dominique Dalcan spent his childhood and adolescence in No ...

& Ryuichi Sakamoto) # Lines (feat. Barbara Gogan) # Youth (feat.

Lisa Gerrard Lisa Germaine Gerrard (; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. She is known for her unique singing style technique ( ...

Brendan Perry Brendan Michael Perry (born 30 June 1959) is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as half of the duo Dead Can Dance with Lisa Gerrard. Early life Perry was born in Whitechapel, London, England, UK, in 1959 to a mot ...

) # 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 Richard Bohringer (born 16 January 1942) is a French actor. Personal life Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier, to a French mother and a German father. He is the father of actress Romane Bohringer, and has three other children, Mathieu, Richa ...

, Sussan Deyhim & Bill Laswell)

Personnel

* Samy Birnbach - Vocals *

- Vocals, Voices *

- Vocals *Kent Condon - Guitar *

- Chant *

- Vocals, Voices *

Sussan Deyhim Sussan Deyhim (born December 14, 1958) is an Iranian American composer, vocalist, performance artist and activist. She is internationally known for her invention of a unique sonic/vocal language. LA Times quotes her as "One of Iran's most potent ...

- Vocals, Voices * Anneli Marian Drecker - Vocals, Voices *Yuka Fujii - Walkie Talkie *

- Vocals, Yang Chin *

Barbara Gogan The Passions were a British post-punk/ new wave band which formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1983. The Passions' music was grounded mainly in Barbara Gogan's voice and Clive Timperley's delicate Echoplex guitar work. They were considered one of th ...

- Vocals *Kerry Hopwood - MIDI, Programming *Kenji Jammer - Guitar, Guitar Effects *

Vincent Kenis Vincent Kenis is a Belgian musician and record producer. He was a member of the avant-garde group Aksak Maboul ( Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine, 1977) and of The Honeymoon Killers, an experimental rock band (Les Tueurs de la Lune de Miel ...

- Bass, Guitar *Nabil Khalidi - Oud *

- Bass, Beats, Effects *

Keith LeBlanc Keith LeBlanc is an American drummer and record producer, and is a member of the bands Little Axe and Tackhead. His record " No Sell Out" was one of the first sample-based releases. The song was a success, charting at No. 60 on the UK Singles ...

- 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 *

- Bodhran, Darbouka, Engineer, Percussion, Synthesizer, Tin Whistle, Vocals *Renaud Pion - Clarinet, Flute (Bass), Saxophone *

- Piano *

Steve Shehan Steve Shehan (born 18 January 1957 in Fort Eustis, Virginia) is a French-American percussionist and music composer. Early life Steve Shehan was born in the United States of an American (Cherokee) father and a French mother. Discography Steve Sh ...

- Percussion *Guy Sigsworth - Keyboards * Tim Simenon - Beats, Mixing, Producer, Sample Programming *Malka Spigel - Vocals, Voices *Matt Stein - Loops, Programming *

- Guitar, Vocals, Walkie Talkie *

- Clavier, Electronics, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Sampled Guitar, Sampling, Synthesizer

References

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