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
Vocalists featured 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 Chart Peakposition
References
External links Review at bbc.co.uk 2003 article in Sound on Sound magazine on recording the album 1 Giant Leap website What About Me? website