Sahara Blue

Sahara Blue
Studio album by Hector Zazou [1]
Released	1992
Genre	Ambient music
Length	61:29
Label	Crammed Discs

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AllMusic	[2]

Sahara Blue is a 1992 concept album produced by Hector Zazou. ^[3] The album commemorated the 100th year of the death of French poet Arthur Rimbaud and included collaborative musical works by John Cale, Khaled, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tim Simenon, and David Sylvian. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "I'll Strangle You" (Lyrics: Rimbaud, Music: Anneli Drecker, Bill Laswell, Hector Zazou, spoken word: Gérard Depardieu & Anneli Drecker) ^[1]
2. "First Evening" (Lyrics: Rimbaud, Music: Kent Condon, John Cale, Hector Zazou) ^[1]
3. Ophelie (Music: David Sylvian) (feat. Dominique Dalcan & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
4. Lines (feat. Barbara Gogan)
5. Youth (feat. Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry)
6. Hapolot Kenym (feat. Sussan Deyhim, Samy Birnbach & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
7. Hunger (feat. John Cale & Vincent Kenis)
8. Sahara Blue (feat. Barbara Gogan)
9. Amdyaz (feat. Khaled & Malka Spigel)
10. Black Stream (feat. Lisa Gerrard & Brendan Perry)
11. Harar et les Gallas (feat. Ketema Mekonn & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
12. Lettre Au Directeur Des Messageries Maritimes (feat. Richard Bohringer, Sussan Deyhim & Bill Laswell)

Personnel

• Samy Birnbach - Vocals
• Richard Bohringer - Vocals, Voices
• John Cale - Vocals
• Kent Condon - Guitar
• Dominique Dalcan - Chant
• Gérard Depardieu - Vocals, Voices
• Sussan Deyhim - Vocals, Voices
• Anneli Marian Drecker - Vocals, Voices
• Yuka Fujii - Walkie Talkie
• Lisa Gerrard - Vocals, Yang Chin
• Barbara Gogan - Vocals
• Kerry Hopwood - MIDI, Programming
• Kenji Jammer - Guitar, Guitar Effects
• Vincent Kenis - Bass, Guitar
• Nabil Khalidi - Oud
• Bill Laswell - Bass, Beats, Effects
• Keith LeBlanc - 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
• Brendan Perry - Bodhran, Darbouka, Engineer, Percussion, Synthesizer, Tin Whistle, Vocals
• Renaud Pion - Clarinet, Flute (Bass), Saxophone
• Ryuichi Sakamoto - Piano
• Steve Shehan - Percussion
• Guy Sigsworth - Keyboards
• Tim Simenon - Beats, Mixing, Producer, Sample Programming
• Malka Spigel - Vocals, Voices
• Matt Stein - Loops, Programming
• David Sylvian - Guitar, Vocals, Walkie Talkie
• Hector Zazou - Clavier, Electronics, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Sampled Guitar, Sampling, Synthesizer

References

1. "Sahara Blue Release Details: CRAMMED DISCS". Crammed Discs . Retrieved 1 May 2012.
2. DiGravina, Tim. Sahara Blue at AllMusic
3. Lusk, Jon (September 10, 2008). "Hector Zazou: Eclectic producer and pioneer of world music collaborations". The Independent . Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2012.