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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 09/23/2008

Aided by nearly two dozen guest musicians, this effort from the Afrocelts (aka the Afro-Celt Sound System) veers off in a slightly different direction from previous releases. Still present are the multi-culti layers of sound, the club-friendly beats, and the ethereal vocalists. What's missing is some of the hyper-kinetic energy and heavy drum presence that helped the first few Afro-Celt releases grab their audiences; in their place is a gentler, more soothing feel. Fiddler Eileen Ivers and flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook both make major contributions to the colorations of this new sound, while never quite upstaging the core bandmembers.

~Stacia Proefrock, All Music Guide

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Peter Bond - Engineer
Martin Hayes - Fiddle
Martin Hayes - Guest Appearance
Eileen Ivers - Fiddle
Eileen Ivers - Guest Appearance
Ron Aslan - Programming
Ron Aslan - Guest Appearance
Laurence Cottle - Bass
Laurence Cottle - Guest Appearance
Hossam Ramzy - Tabla
Hossam Ramzy - Shaker
Hossam Ramzy - Guest Appearance
Hossam Ramzy - Mazhar
Jah Wobble - Bass
Jah Wobble - Guest Appearance
James McNally - Guitar
James McNally - Piano
James McNally - Keyboards
James McNally - Programming
James McNally - Whistle (Human)
James McNally - Producer
James McNally - Bodhran
James McNally - String Arrangements
James McNally - Low Whistle
James McNally - Bamboo Flute
James McNally - Group Member
Hilaire Penda - Bass
Martin Russell - Keyboards
Martin Russell - Programming
Martin Russell - Producer
Martin Russell - Engineer
Martin Russell - Mixing
Martin Russell - Group Member
Paul Turner - Bass
Ayub Ogada - Nyatiti
Ayub Ogada - Guest Appearance
Simon Emmerson - Bouzouki
Simon Emmerson - Guitar
Simon Emmerson - Mandolin
Simon Emmerson - Keyboards
Simon Emmerson - Programming
Simon Emmerson - Vocals
Simon Emmerson - Producer
Simon Emmerson - Group Member
Ian Cooper - Mastering
Ali Friend - Double Bass
Ali Friend - Guest Appearance
Myrdhin - Harp
Jesse Cook - Flamenco Guitar
Jesse Cook - Guest Appearance
Afro Celt Sound System - Main Performer
Johnny Kalsi - Percussion
Johnny Kalsi - Drums
Johnny Kalsi - Tabla
Johnny Kalsi - Okedo-daiko
Johnny Kalsi - Dhol
Johnny Kalsi - Hand Percussion
Johnny Kalsi - Group Member
Peter Lockett - Bongos
Peter Lockett - Darbouka
Peter Lockett - Taiko Drums
Peter Lockett - Guest Appearance
Moussa Sissikho - Djembe
Moussa Sissikho - Talking Drum
Moussa Sissikho - Group Member
Rosie Wetters - Cello
Rosie Wetters - Guest Appearance
Iarla Ó Lionáird - Vocals
Iarla Ó Lionáird - Producer
Tony Stiles - Graphic Design
Culann Mac Cába - Engineer
Michelle John Douglas - Vocals
Valerie Etienne - Vocals
Valerie Etienne - Guest Appearance
Marc Bessant - Art Direction
Nina Miranda - Vocals
Nina Miranda - Guest Appearance
Emer Mayock - Uillean Pipes
Emer Mayock - Group Member
The Screaming Orphans - Vocals
Sharlene Hector - Vocals
Sharlene Hector - Guest Appearance
Natalia Bonner - Violin
Natalia Bonner - Guest Appearance
Peter Bond - Engineer
N'Faly Kouyate - Vocals
N'Faly Kouyate - Balafon
N'Faly Kouyate - Kora
N'Faly Kouyate - Ngombi
N'Faly Kouyate - Group Member
Lucy Theo - Viola
Lucy Theo - Guest Appearance
Katherine Watmough - Violin
Katherine Watmough - Guest Appearance
Ian Cooper - Mastering

A Meeting by the River
    Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt / CD / 1993
Trancendence
    Tulku / CD / 1995
Breath of the Heart
    Krishna Das / CD / 2001
Buddha-Bar, Vol. IV
    David Visan / CD / 2002
Bowmboï
    Rokia Traoré / CD / 2004

Release Date: 09/23/2008
Genre: rock