Illuminations: An Axiom Compilation

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Sittel Habayeb assistant engineer: Oz Fritz (sound engineer) and Judy Kirschner engineer: Steve Rinkoff co-producer: Simon Shaheen producer: Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Simon Shaheen accordion: Sheikh Taha cello: Vladimir Greenberg and Michael Finkel daf: Michel Baqlouq double bass: Michael Richmond finger cymbals [sagat]: Bobby Farah flute: Paula Bing frame drum [mizhar]: Hanna Mirhige kanun: Ibrahim Salman ney: Anton Hajjar oud: Najib Shaheen and Simon Shaheen tabla: Ramzi Bisharat viola: Simon Shaheen violin: Artemis, Theodos, נסים דקואר, Kamil Shajrawi, Gabriel Palka and Simon Shaheen choir vocals: Maurice Chedid, Nermine Rawi, Louise Salman, Laura Shaheen, Simon Shaheen and Youssef Kassab conductor: Simon Shaheen arranger: Simon Shaheen recording of: Sittel Habayeb writer: محمد عبد الوهاب (Mohammed Abdel Wahab) publisher: Soutelphan Music	Simon Shaheen		6:34
2	Cosmic Slop bass: Robbie Shakespeare drums (drum set): Sly Dunbar guitar: Bootsy Collins (US funk musician & songwriter), Michael Hampton (Parliament/Funkadelic guitarist) and Garry Shider Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ]: Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer) percussion: Aïyb Dieng synthesizer [Fairlight]: Nicky Skopelitis lead vocals: Garry Shider vocals: Gary “Mudbone” Cooper conductor: Karl Berger strings arranger: Karl Berger cover recording of: Cosmic Slop writer: George Clinton (US funk musician) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer) publisher: B'Zerk Malformation Inc., Bridgeport Music (publisher) and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)	Material		5:17
3	Baba L'Rouami co-producer: Richard Horowitz darbuka: Abdelhak Bou Naam gumbri [sintir]: Mustapha Baqbou vocals: Mustapha Baqbou, Mahjoub El Khalmouss, Ahmed Hamzaoui and Said Oughassal recording of: Baba L'Rouami writer: [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)	Gnawa Musicians of Marrakesh		3:07
4	Saut-E Sarmad recording engineer: Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) and Oz Fritz (sound engineer) co-producer: Jonas Hellborg producer: Jonas Hellborg and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) mixer: Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) acoustic bass guitar [Wechter acoustic bass guitar]: Jonas Hellborg cello: Mary Wooten drums (drum set): Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) violin: David Soldier (US avant-garde composer and neuroscientist David Sulzer), Ron Lawrence (American viola player) and Laura Seaton recorded at: Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States mixed at: Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States recording of: Saut-e Sarmad composer: Jonas Hellborg publisher: Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)	Jonas Hellborg		3:27
5	Powerhouse (edit) bass: Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) Gravikord [gravichord], kora and talking drum: Foday Musa Suso vocals: Foday Musa Suso recording of: Powerhouse writer: Foday Musa Suso publisher: Suso Music	Mandingo		4:58
6	As We Used To Sing recording engineer: Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Oz Fritz (sound engineer) and Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer) producer: Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Sonny Sharrock assistant mixer: Wes Naprstek mixer: Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) double bass and double bass [bass]: Charnett Moffett drums (drum set): Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) electric guitar: Sonny Sharrock soprano saxophone and soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone: Pharoah Sanders (US jazz saxophonist) recording of: As We Used to Sing composer: Sonny Sharrock publisher: Jazz Eyes	Sonny Sharrock		7:32
7	Nayo co-producer: Foday Musa Suso bowed string instruments [Nyanyer]: Korreh Jallow djembe [jimbeh]: Ousman Jallow sistrum [lala]: Amadou Jallow vocals: Korreh Jallow recording of: Nayo writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Musicians of the Gambia		3:11
8	Under Black Skies 12 string guitar, baglamas, guitar, sitar [coral sitar] and synthesizer [Fairlight]: Nicky Skopelitis bass: Jonas Hellborg, Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) drums (drum set): Ginger Baker Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ]: Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer) ney: Faruk Tekbilek percussion: Aïyb Dieng recording of: Under Black Skies publisher: Ginger Baker composer: Ginger Baker, Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Nicky Skopelitis publisher: Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Nation Music and Nicky Skopelitis Music	Ginger Baker		6:52
9	Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam: Kapi; Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 3/4 Beats (edit) co-producer: Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator) and Shankar (L. Shankar) cymbal [talam] and tambura: Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator) ghatam: Vikku Vinayakram (aka T.H. Vinayakram) kanjira: Shankar (L. Shankar) keyboard: Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) tabla: Zakir Hussain violin: V. Lakshminarayana violin [double-violin]: V. Lakshminarayana and Shankar (L. Shankar) vocals: Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator), Ganam Rao and Shankar (L. Shankar) recording of: Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam: Kapi; Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 3/4 Beats writer: Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator), V. Lakshminarayana, Ganam Rao and Shankar (L. Shankar) publisher: Ganesh Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)	Shankar		5:29
10	Elders (edit) co-producer: Ronald Shannon Jackson bass: Conrad Mathieu and Ramon Pooser drums (drum set): Ronald Shannon Jackson guitar: Jack DeSalvo, Jeff Lee Johnson and Stevie Salas recording of: Elders writer: Ronald Shannon Jackson publisher: Cymbata Music	Ronald Shannon Jackson		5:11
11	Hamaba co-producer: Foday Musa Suso balafon: Salun Kuyateh, Mahamadou Suso and Mawudo Suso kora: Jewuru Kanuteh, Bolong Suso, Karnnka Suso, Manjako Suso and Surakata Suso percussion [batakonkon]: Lamin Suso and Saiko Suso percussion [dudungo]: Dembo Kanuteh and Mahamadou Suso vocals: Mahame Camara and Bobo Suso recording of: Hamaba writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Mandinka Ensemble of the Gambia		4:42
12	Ragam: Kapi (edit) co-producer: Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator) and Shankar (L. Shankar) cymbal [talam] and tambura: Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator) ghatam: Vikku Vinayakram (aka T.H. Vinayakram) kanjira: Shankar (L. Shankar) keyboard: Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis) tabla: Zakir Hussain violin: V. Lakshminarayana violin [double-violin]: V. Lakshminarayana and Shankar (L. Shankar) vocals: Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator), Ganam Rao and Shankar (L. Shankar) recording of: Ragam: Kapi writer: Caroline (Producer/Shankar collaborator), V. Lakshminarayana, Ganam Rao and Shankar (L. Shankar) publisher: Ganesh Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)	Shankar		8:04

Credits

Release

engineer:	Martin Bisi Bruce Calder Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer) Oz Fritz (sound engineer) Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer) Steve Rinkoff Billy Youdelman
producer:	Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer)
mastering:	Howie Weinberg (mastering engineer)
design:	Thi-Linh Le Aldo Sampieri (graphic designer, art director, artist)

mastered at:	Masterdisk in New York, New York, United States

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/395953 [info]

Release group

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/507473 [info]