Illuminations: An Axiom Compilation

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Sittel Habayeb assistant engineer: Oz Fritz and Judy Kirschner engineer: Steve Rinkoff co-producer: Simon Shaheen producer: Bill Laswell 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 publisher: Soutelphan Music	Simon Shaheen	6:34
2	Cosmic Slop bass: Robbie Shakespeare drums (drum set): Sly Dunbar guitar: Bootsy Collins, Michael Hampton and Garry Shider Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ]: Bernie Worrell 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 and Bernie Worrell publisher: B'Zerk Malformation Inc., Bridgeport Music and Island Music, Inc.	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]	Gnawa Musicians of Marrakesh	3:07
4	Saut-E Sarmad recording engineer: Jason Corsaro and Oz Fritz co-producer: Jonas Hellborg producer: Jonas Hellborg and Bill Laswell mixer: Jason Corsaro acoustic bass guitar [Wechter acoustic bass guitar]: Jonas Hellborg cello: Mary Wooten drums (drum set): Tony Williams violin: David Soldier, Ron Lawrence 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.	Jonas Hellborg	3:27
5	Powerhouse (edit) bass: Bill Laswell 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, Oz Fritz and Robert Musso producer: Bill Laswell and Sonny Sharrock assistant mixer: Wes Naprstek mixer: Jason Corsaro double bass and double bass [bass]: Charnett Moffett drums (drum set): Elvin Jones electric guitar: Sonny Sharrock soprano saxophone and soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone: Pharoah Sanders 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]	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 drums (drum set): Ginger Baker Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ]: Bernie Worrell ney: Faruk Tekbilek percussion: Aïyb Dieng recording of: Under Black Skies publisher: Ginger Baker composer: Ginger Baker, Bill Laswell and Nicky Skopelitis publisher: Island Music, Inc., 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 and Shankar cymbal [talam] and tambura: Caroline ghatam: Vikku Vinayakram kanjira: Shankar keyboard: Peter Gabriel tabla: Zakir Hussain violin: V. Lakshminarayana violin [double-violin]: V. Lakshminarayana and Shankar vocals: Caroline, Ganam Rao and Shankar recording of: Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi; Ragam: Kapi; Seethalakshmi Talam: 6 3/4 Beats writer: Caroline, V. Lakshminarayana, Ganam Rao and Shankar publisher: Ganesh Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	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]	Mandinka Ensemble of the Gambia	4:42
12	Ragam: Kapi (edit) co-producer: Caroline and Shankar cymbal [talam] and tambura: Caroline ghatam: Vikku Vinayakram kanjira: Shankar keyboard: Peter Gabriel tabla: Zakir Hussain violin: V. Lakshminarayana violin [double-violin]: V. Lakshminarayana and Shankar vocals: Caroline, Ganam Rao and Shankar recording of: Ragam: Kapi writer: Caroline, V. Lakshminarayana, Ganam Rao and Shankar publisher: Ganesh Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	Shankar	8:04

Credits

Release

engineer:	Martin Bisi Bruce Calder Jason Corsaro Oz Fritz Robert Musso Steve Rinkoff Billy Youdelman
producer:	Bill Laswell
mastering:	Howie Weinberg
design:	Thi-Linh Le Aldo Sampieri

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

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

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

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