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Åke Parmerud
Grains Of Voices

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

     
Musicians
PortraitÅke Parmerud b, *1953 SE
composed by, recorded by, mixed by, edited by, photography, other, liner notes, album by
PortraitRobert 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
PortraitLobsang Choephel voc,
voice, in the fields india & tibet
PortraitNamgyal 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
PortraitTsering Wangmo voc,
voice, in the fields india & tibet
Tsering Youdon
voice, in the fields india & tibet
PortraitAnna Wennström ,
narrator, recitation
PortraitPaul Pignon cl, GB
narrator, recitation
PortraitErik Lindman ,
vocals
PortraitMarie Selander voc, *1947 SE
vocals
PortraitAstrid Pernille Hartmann ,
vocals, opera parts
PortraitInga-Lill Rask-Nyström ,
vocals, opera parts
PortraitEduardo Kusnir , *1939
voice, in the fields
PortraitFrancis-Xavier Tipungwuti ,
voice, in the fields
PortraitSimon Tipungwuti ,
voice, in the fields
PortraitAnak Agung Gede Alit ,
voice, in the fields
PortraitAnar Agung Gede Oka ,
voice, in the fields
PortraitIda Ayomade Rai ,
voice, in the fields
PortraitIda Ayu Kti ,
voice, in the fields
PortraitIda Bagus Nyoman Rai ,
voice, in the fields
PortraitKetut Nesa ,
voice, in the fields
Producers
Pontus Reuterswärd cover, design
Ulf Stenberg executive-producer
Composers
Åke Parmerud
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Grains Of VoicesÅke Parmerud31:11
2Examples Of Field RecordingsÅke Parmerud
3Carracas City Ambience (Venezuela)Åke Parmerud1:58
4Village Women Singing (Fidji)Åke Parmerud1:54
5Kawa Ceremony (Fidji)Åke Parmerud0:47
6Old Fidjian War Song (Fidji)Åke Parmerud2:06
7Women Having Fun (Fidji)Åke Parmerud0:33
8Two Aboriginal Ceremonial Songs (Australia)Åke Parmerud1:23
9Small Ketcak-Ensemble (Bali)Åke Parmerud2:52
10New Dehli City Ambience (India)Åke Parmerud1:03
11Blind Beggar Singers (Dharamsala, India)Åke Parmerud1:07
12Thai Folk Singers (Thailand)Åke Parmerud1:34
13Village Party Entertainment (Thailand)Åke Parmerud1:11
14The Dollmakers Wedding Song (India)Åke Parmerud2:04
15 Outdoor Rehersal Of Tibetan Opera (Dharamsala, India)Åke Parmerud1:27
16 Tibetan Monks Evening Ceremony (Dharamsala, India)Åke Parmerud2:10
17 SilenceÅke Parmerud3:00

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