Album SE 1997 on Caprice Records label
Electronic, Spoken Word, Folk, World and (Radioplay, Field Recording, Musique Concrète)
"This is a special release, marking the performance of the composition in the Dag Hammarskjöld auditorium of the UN building in New York on United Nations Day, 24th October 1997." Field recordings made between February & May 1994. Additional recordings made in Sweden during the summer and autumn 1994. Edited from May to October 1994. Archive material taken from Bibliotheca national de Venezuela and Sveriges radio. Composed, processed and mixed between September 1994 and July 1995. Grains of voices was commisionned by Sveriges radio and represented Sweden at Prix Italia 1997. Booklet in English. Caprice Records [P]+[C] 1994 Made in Austria
Åke Parmerud b, *1953 SE composed by, recorded by, mixed by, edited by, photography, other, liner notes, album by | |
Robert Carroll sax, 1905-1952 US liner notes, translation | |
Aisake Matarara voice, in the fields fidji | |
Amani Bogileka voice, in the fields fidji | |
Leow Sevu voice, in the fields fidji | |
Mariah Yanu voice, in the fields fidji | |
Nemani Raikuna voice, in the fields fidji | |
Sikeli Tavaga voice, in the fields fidji | |
Joginder Gill voice, in the fields india & tibet | |
Lobsang Choephel voc, voice, in the fields india & tibet | |
Namgyal Monastery Monks voc, tam, cym, ob, tr, voice, in the fields india & tibet | |
Raj Gopal voice, in the fields india & tibet | |
Sherab Wangmo voice, in the fields india & tibet | |
Tashi Dhundup voice, in the fields india & tibet | |
Tsering Wangmo voc, voice, in the fields india & tibet | |
Tsering Youdon voice, in the fields india & tibet | |
Anna Wennström , narrator, recitation | |
Paul Pignon cl, GB narrator, recitation | |
Erik Lindman , vocals | |
Marie Selander voc, *1947 SE vocals | |
Astrid Pernille Hartmann , vocals, opera parts | |
Inga-Lill Rask-Nyström , vocals, opera parts | |
Eduardo Kusnir , *1939 voice, in the fields | |
Francis-Xavier Tipungwuti , voice, in the fields | |
Simon Tipungwuti , voice, in the fields | |
Anak Agung Gede Alit , voice, in the fields | |
Anar Agung Gede Oka , voice, in the fields | |
Ida Ayomade Rai , voice, in the fields | |
Ida Ayu Kti , voice, in the fields | |
Ida Bagus Nyoman Rai , voice, in the fields | |
Ketut Nesa , voice, in the fields |
Pontus Reuterswärd cover, design |
Ulf Stenberg executive-producer |
Åke Parmerud |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Grains Of Voices | Åke Parmerud | 31:11 | ||
2 | Examples Of Field Recordings | Åke Parmerud | |||
3 | Carracas City Ambience (Venezuela) | Åke Parmerud | 1:58 | ||
4 | Village Women Singing (Fidji) | Åke Parmerud | 1:54 | ||
5 | Kawa Ceremony (Fidji) | Åke Parmerud | 0:47 | ||
6 | Old Fidjian War Song (Fidji) | Åke Parmerud | 2:06 | ||
7 | Women Having Fun (Fidji) | Åke Parmerud | 0:33 | ||
8 | Two Aboriginal Ceremonial Songs (Australia) | Åke Parmerud | 1:23 | ||
9 | Small Ketcak-Ensemble (Bali) | Åke Parmerud | 2:52 | ||
10 | New Dehli City Ambience (India) | Åke Parmerud | 1:03 | ||
11 | Blind Beggar Singers (Dharamsala, India) | Åke Parmerud | 1:07 | ||
12 | Thai Folk Singers (Thailand) | Åke Parmerud | 1:34 | ||
13 | Village Party Entertainment (Thailand) | Åke Parmerud | 1:11 | ||
14 | The Dollmakers Wedding Song (India) | Åke Parmerud | 2:04 | ||
15 | Outdoor Rehersal Of Tibetan Opera (Dharamsala, India) | Åke Parmerud | 1:27 | ||
16 | Tibetan Monks Evening Ceremony (Dharamsala, India) | Åke Parmerud | 2:10 | ||
17 | Silence | Åke Parmerud | 3:00 |
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