''1 Giant Leap'' is the self-titled debut album by English electronic music duo 1 Giant Leap. Beginning in October 1999, its two members,
Jamie Catto
James David Catto (born 14 August 1968 in London, England) is a British musician, video director, photographer, and script editor. He was a founding member of Faithless, before leaving in 1999 to form 1 Giant Leap.
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and Duncan Bridgeman, travelled across the world for six months to record vocals and music by various vocalists and musicians from
Ghana
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, South Africa,
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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, India,
Nepal
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鄐詮鄍鄐鄍鄐 鄐耜鄐鄐戈冗鄐兒鄐戈鄐啤凶鄐 鄐鄐鄐戈尹鄍鄐戈鄐 鄐兒鄐芹冗鄐 ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
,
Sikkim
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, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand and the United States, before returning to London in March 2000. The album was released on DVD in September 2002.
Track listing
Personnel
1 Giant Leap
*Jamie Catto, Duncan Bridgeman All instruments
Vocalists featured
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Robbie Williams
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vocals
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Maxi Jazz
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Michael Stipe
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Pos ...
Asha Bhosle
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and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...
vocals
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Baaba Maal
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vocals
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Mahotella Queens
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vocals
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Grant Lee Phillips
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vocals
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Whirimako Black
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Black sings mostly in the Mori language, uses traditional Mori musical forms and collaborates with traditional taonga p贖oro instruments. Her musical achievement ...
vocals
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Eddi Reader
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vocals
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Ram Dass
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Tom Robbins
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spoken word
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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spoken word
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Michael Franti
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poetry
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Dana Gillespie
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duduk
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nyatiti
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*Eddie Quansah trumpet
*Bada Seck
djembe
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,
sabar
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*200 article in Sound on Sound magazine on recording the album
1 Giant Leap website