Sahara Blue
Hector Zazou
| Formats | Tracks | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Album | 12 tracks | £9.99 | |
| Download Album (MP3) | 12 tracks | £7.99 | |
| Download Album (FLAC) | 12 tracks | £7.99 |
Description
Hector Zazou - Sahara Blue
A magnificent tribute to poet Arthur Rimbaud, conceived and directed by Hector Zazou, and featuring John Cale, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Gérard Depardieu, David Sylvian, Bill Laswell, Khaled, Tim Simenon, Richard Bohringer, Brendan Perry & Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance), Barbara Gogan, Vincent Kenis, Dominique Dalcan, Anneli Drecker (Bel Canto), Lone Kent, Samy Birnbach & Malka Spigel (Minimal Compact), Sussan Deyhim, Steve Shehan, and other vocalists and musicians from Morocco, Ethiopia, Spain, Japan, France, England, and the USA. The poems are sung and spoken in English, French, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew.
This is the album which brought wider international recognition to Hector Zazou.
Originally released in 1992.
This is the album which brought wider international recognition to Hector Zazou.
Originally released in 1992.
Reviews
"David Sylvian's collaboration with Hector Zazou and John Cale is incredible(Mojo)
"An exuberant piece of work" (Q)
"At times eerie and at others dynamic, this is deeply charged music" (Straight No Chaser)
"A rare metaphysical, contemplative, carnal treat" (Ian Penman, The Wire)
"Sahara Blue is that rarity, a successful concept album" (Tony Parsons, Daily Telegraph)
"A sense of danger always prevails… fascinating stuff" (Melody Maker)
Tracklisting
CD Album (MTM 32)
- I'll Strangle You
- First Evening
- Ophelie
- Lines
- Youth
- Hapolot Kenym
- Hunger
- Sahara Blue (Brussels)
- Amdyaz
- Black Stream
- Harar Et Les Gallas
- Lettre Au Directeur Des Messageries Maritimes