Volume 1: Sound Magic
Volume 1: Sound Magic is the first album by Afro Celt Sound System.
Volume 1: Sound Magic | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 24 September 1996 | |||
Genre | World music, worldbeat, ethnic electronica, afrobeat, Celtic fusion | |||
Length | 65:53 | |||
Label | Real World Records | |||
Producer | Ron Aslan, Martin Russell, Simon Emmerson, Jo Bruce | |||
Afro Celt Sound System chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Saor (Free) / News from Nowhere"
| Browne, Bruce
| 8:21 |
2. | "Whirl-y-Reel 1 (Beard and Sandals Mix)" | Emmerson, McNally | 7:21 |
3. | "Inion (Daughter)" | Bruce, Ó Lionáird | 4:15 |
4. | "Sure-As-Not / Sure-As-Knot (Jungle Segue)"
| Emmerson, Russell, Cissokho, Myrdhin
| 9:58 |
5. | "Nil Cead Againn Dul Abhaile (We Cannot Go Home)" | Aslan, Jules Brookes, Ogada, Ó Lionáird, Cissokho | 7:20 |
6. | "Dark Moon, High Tide" (including "Farewell to Eireann") | Spillane, Emmerson, Russell | 4:12 |
7. | "Whirl-y-Reel 2 (Folk Police Mix)" | Emmerson, Spillane | 5:28 |
8. | "House of the Ancestors" | Ogada, Bruce, Ó Lionáird | 8:01 |
9. | "Eistigh Liomsa Sealad (Listen to Me) / Saor Reprise"
| traditional, arranged by Emmerson, Russell, Lavelle, Ó Lionáird, Myrdhin, Cissokho, Browne
| 10:53 |
Personnel
- Ronan Browne – flute, mandolin, harmonium, uilleann pipes
- Jo Bruce – keyboards, programming
- Kauwding Cissokho – kora
- Massamba Diop – talking drum
- Simon Emmerson – guitar, programming
- James McNally – accordion, bodhran
- Iarla Ó Lionáird – vocals
- Ayub Ogada – vocals
- Martin Russell – keyboards, programming
- Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes
Additional personnel
- Malcolm Crosbie – guitar
- Simon Edwards – sintir
- Gary Finlayson – banjo
- John Fortis – bass, loops
- Angus R. Grant – fiddle
- Manu Katché – cymbals
- Caroline Lavelle – cello
- James MacKintosh – bongos
- Ian MacLeod – mandolin
- Levon Minassian – doudouk
- Myrdhin – harp
- Zil – vocal drone
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1997 | Billboard Top World Music Albums | 15 |
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References
- Sheridan, Tim. Volume 1: Sound Magic at AllMusic
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