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1 Giant Leap (album)


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name1 Giant Leap
typestudio
artist[1 Giant Leap](1-giant-leap)
cover1 Giant Leap.jpg
released2 April 2002
genreTrip hop, electronic, world
labelPalm Pictures
producerJamie Catto, Duncan Bridgeman
next_titleWhat About Me?
next_year2009

1 Giant Leap is the debut album by English electronic music duo 1 Giant Leap. Beginning in October 1999, its two members, Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman, travelled across the world for six months to record vocals and music by various vocalists and musicians from Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, before returning to London in March 2000. The album was released on DVD in September 2002.

Track listing

Personnel

1 Giant Leap

  • Jamie Catto, Duncan Bridgeman – All instruments
  • Robbie Williams – vocals
  • Maxi Jazz – raps
  • Neneh Cherry – vocals
  • Michael Stipe – vocals
  • Horace Andy – vocals
  • Asha Bhosle – vocals
  • Baaba Maal – vocals
  • Mahotella Queens – vocals
  • Grant Lee Phillips – vocals
  • Whirimako Black – vocals
  • Eddi Reader – vocals
  • Ram Dass – spoken word
  • Ulali – vocals, spoken word
  • Tom Robbins – spoken word
  • Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. – spoken word
  • Michael Franti – poetry
  • Dana Gillespie – chant

Other musicians

  • Dave Randall – guitar
  • Nigel Butler – guitar, programming and mixing
  • Sanjay Kumar – guitar
  • DJ Swamp – turntables
  • Ronu Majumdar – flute
  • Lévon Minassian – duduk
  • Pops Mohamed – percussion, kora, bird calls, effects
  • Ayub Ogada – nyatiti
  • Eddie Quansah – trumpet
  • Bada Seck – djembe, sabar
  • Goetz Botzenhardt – mixing engineer
  • Tim Clark – executive producer
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Suzette Newman – executive producer

Charts

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References

References

  1. {{AllMusic
  2. "1 Giant Leap-One Giant Leap". newburycomics.com/.
  3. Wolf, Jessica. (January 31, 2003). "Palm Music Video in the Grammy Race".
  4. Bell, Matt. (February 2003). "Duncan Bridgeman : Travels With A Laptop Studio".
  5. "1 Giant Leap - One Giant Leap". newburycomics.com.
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