Distribution
Wea
Number of Discs
1
Guest Artist
Hugh Masekela, Adrian Belew, Randy Brecker, J.J. Cale, Kim Wilson, Michael Brecker, Milton Nascimento, Naná Vasconcelos, Uakti
Number of Tracks
10
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Drums
Steve Gadd, Remy Kabocka, Grupo Cultural, Mingo Araújo, Felix Sabal-Lecco, Asante, Sidinho Moreira
Percussion
Wilson Das Neves, J.J. Cale, Beloba, Marçalzinho, Pedro Sorongo, Michael Brecker, Mazzola, Mingo Araújo, Paul Santos, Isaak Asante, Canegal, Jorge Ferreira Da Silva, Remi Kabaka, Naná Vasconcelos
Reviews
Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums of the 1990s.", Included in Q's List of the Fifty Best Albums of 1990., Rated one of the ten best recordings of 1990. - "...Intricate Brazilian rhythms; complex, inward-looking lyrics. And something else too: good fun...", 4 Stars - Excellent "...extends his reach not only further into the riches of world-beat music but further into the realm of the spiritual...a song cycle that examines with visionary beauty and brooding intensity the viability of faith in a corrupt, heartless and sometimes merely predictable world...", "...Pleasant and Surprisingly Raw...", 3.5 Stars - Good plus - "...The second chapter in Simon's globetrotting phase is a production of epic proportions...with luscious, seductively rhythmic results. It's just that, somehow, the sensory pleasures of the album are more persuasive than the intellectual equation of the experiment...", "...This is gorgeous stuff, spiritually potent, with its utter integrity nowhere in doubt..." - Rating A+
Vocals
Paul Simon, Milton Nascimento, Naná Vasconcelos
Engineer
Roy Halee, Bruce Keen, Richard Travali, Mequinho
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo
Bass
Armand Sabal-Lecco, Vincent Nguini, ANDRÉ Manga, Bakithi Kumalo
Guitar
Ray Phiri, J.J. Cale, Armandinho, Kofi Electrik, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Vincent Nguini, Raphaël Rabello, George Seba, Martin Atangana
Keyboards
Greg Phillinganes