Volume 1: Sound Magic

by Afro Celt Sound System

Volume 1: Sound Magic cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 July 1996
  • Label: Real World
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:05:51
  • Community rating: 3.19/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Ron Aslan, Myrdhin, Kauwding Cissokho, Iarla 脫 Lion谩ird, James McNally, Ronan Browne, Kaouding Cissoko, Massamba Diop, Ayub Ogada, Jocelyn Pook, Simon Emmerson, John Fortis, Caroline Lavelle, David Bottrill

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Forged at the Real World Studios, this pioneering collective seamlessly integrates ancient cultural traditions with contemporary dance music. The project heavily relies on Irish uilleann pipes, African percussion, and pulsating electronic beats to create a vibrant, highly rhythmic fusion.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk

Tracklist

  1. Saor / Free (8:21)
  2. News From Nowhere
  3. Whirl-Y-Reel 1 (Beard And Sandals Mix)
  4. Inion / Daughter
  5. Sure-As-Not
  6. Sure-As-Knot (Jungle Segue)
  7. Nil Cead Againn Dul Abhaile / We Cannot Go Home
  8. Dark Moon / High Tide (Including Farewell To Eireann)
  9. Whirl-Y-Reel 2 (Folk Police Mix)
  10. House Of The Ancestors
  11. Eistigh Liomsa Sealad / Listen To Me
  12. Saor Reprise

Credits

  • Afro Celt Sound System - primary artist
  • Garry Finlayson - banjo [shooglenifty]
  • James McNally - bodhr谩n, low whistle, written-by, accordion, uilleann pipes
  • James Mackintosh - bongos [shooglenifty]
  • Myrdhin - celtic harp, written-by, arranged by, Irish harp / cl脿rsach
  • Angus R. Grant - fiddle [shooglenifty]
  • Kaouding Cissoko - kora, written-by, arranged by
  • Iain MacLeod - mandolin [shooglenifty]

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