Sahara Blue


Sahara Blue is a 1992 concept album produced by Hector Zazou. The album commemorated the 100th year of the death of French poet Arthur Rimbaud and included collaborative musical works by John Cale, Khaled, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tim Simenon, and David Sylvian.

Track listing

  1. "I'll Strangle You"
  2. "First Evening"
  3. Ophelie
  4. Lines
  5. Youth
  6. Hapolot Kenym
  7. Hunger
  8. Sahara Blue
  9. Amdyaz
  10. Black Stream
  11. Harar et les Gallas
  12. Lettre Au Directeur Des Messageries Maritimes

    Personnel

  • Samy Birnbach - Vocals
  • Richard Bohringer - Vocals, Voices
  • John Cale - Vocals
  • Kent Condon - Guitar
  • Dominique Dalcan - Chant
  • Gérard Depardieu - Vocals, Voices
  • Sussan Deyhim - Vocals, Voices
  • Anneli Marian Drecker - Vocals, Voices
  • Yuka Fujii - Walkie Talkie
  • Lisa Gerrard - Vocals, Yang Chin
  • Barbara Gogan - Vocals
  • Kerry Hopwood - MIDI, Programming
  • Kenji Jammer - Guitar, Guitar Effects
  • Vincent Kenis - Bass, Guitar
  • Nabil Khalidi - Oud
  • Bill Laswell - Bass, Beats, Effects
  • Keith LeBlanc - Percussion
  • Christian Lechevretel - Arranger, Clavier, Organ, Trombone, Trumpet
  • Lightwave - Electronic Percussion, Special Effects, Synthesizer
  • Daniel Manzanas - Guitar
  • Denis Moulin - Guitar, Percussion
  • Mr. X - Guitar, Vocals, Walkie Talkie
  • Brendan Perry - Bodhran, Darbouka, Engineer, Percussion, Synthesizer, Tin Whistle, Vocals
  • Renaud Pion - Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto - Piano
  • Steve Shehan - Percussion
  • Guy Sigsworth - Keyboards
  • Tim Simenon - Beats, Mixing, Producer, Sample Programming
  • Malka Spigel - Vocals, Voices
  • Matt Stein - Loops, Programming
  • David Sylvian - Guitar, Vocals, Walkie Talkie
  • Hector Zazou - Clavier, Electronics, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Sampled Guitar, Sampling, Synthesizer