hector zazou / songs from the cold seas

hector zazou / songs from the cold seas / 1994

Chansons des mers froides (Songs from the Cold Seas)

In 1994, he released the album Chansons des mers froides (called Songs from the Cold Seas for the anglophone market). The album was based on ocean-themed traditional folk songs from northern countries, such as Canada, Finland, Iceland, and Japan. It featured vocals by pop and rock artists such as Björk, Suzane Vega, Jhon Cale, Värttina, Jane Siberry, and Siouxsie Sioux in addition to recordings of shamanic incantations and lullabies from Ainu, Nanai, Inuit, and Yakut singers. Musicians included Mark Isham, Brendan Perry, and The Balanescu Quartet. A cameraman accompanied Zazou on the project and they shot and recorded in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Japan, Scandinavia, and Siberia. The single "The Long Voyage" was the only song to be an original composition from Zazou. He wrote it in gratitude to his record company Sony who gave him complete artistic liberty. Performed by Suzanne Vega and John Cale, it was released as a single in 1995. The single featured remixes byMad Proffesor as well as Zazou himself.

1. Annukka suaren neito - Värttinä

2. Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu - Björk

3. The long voyage - Suzanne Vega & John Cale

4. Havet stomar - Lena Willemark

5. Adventures in the Scandinavian skin trade - Wimme Saari

6. She's like a swallow - Jane Siberry

7. The lighthouse - Siouxsie

8. Oran na maighdean mhara - Catherine-Ann MacPhee

9. Yaisa maneena - Tokiko Kato

10. Iacoute song - Lioudmila Khandi

11. Song of the water - Kilabuk & Nooveya

Contributors: Ainu Dancers of Hokkaidō, Balanescu Quartet, Tchotghtguerele Chalchin, Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance, Budgie, Barbara Gogan, Mark Isham, Lightwave, Sargo Maianagacheva, Demnine Ngamtovsovo, Marc Ribot, Sakharine Percussion Group, Noriko Sanagi, Sissimut Dance Drummers, Angelin Tytot

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