''Passion – Sources'' is the second of two

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s of music from

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's film '' The Last Temptation of Christ''. The first album, '' Passion'' by

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, was released in 1989 in conjunction with the movie. ''Passion – Sources'' is a compilation of songs by various artists from

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, and

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. Gabriel does not perform on the album, but produced or co-produced several tracks.

Background

In his

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, Gabriel describes the album as "a selection of some of the traditional music, sources of inspiration, and location recordings." The album largely eschews modern Western instruments and production techniques, and consists of studio recordings (produced at Gabriel's

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and elsewhere), location recordings made during the filming of ''The Last Temptation of Christ'', and selections from existing sound recordings.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

* Dildar Hussain –

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(1) * Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan –

harmonium The pump organ or reed organ is a type of organ that uses free reeds to generate sound, with air passing over vibrating thin metal strips mounted in a frame. Types include the pressure-based harmonium, the suction reed organ (which employs a va ...

(1),

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

(1) * Asad Ali Khan – chorus (1) * Atta Fareed – chorus (1) * Ghulam Fareed – chorus (1) * Mohammad Maskeen – chorus (1) * Iqbal Naqbi – chorus (1) * Kaukab Ali – pupil singer (1) * Mujhid Mubarik Ali Khan – senior singer (1) *

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– main vocals (1) * Shankar – double

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(2, 3), production (3) *

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– vocals (2) *

–

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(2), production (2, 7, 9–11, 14), compilation, track notes * Zakir Hussain – tabla (3) * Vikku Vinayakram –

ghatam The ''ghaṭam'' (Sanskrit: घटm ''ghaṭ''; Kannada: ಘಟ ''ghaṭa''; Tamil: கடம் ''ghatam''; Telugu: ఘటం ''ghataṃ''; Malayalam: ഘടം ''ghataṃ'') is a percussion instrument used in various repertoires across the ...

(3) * Caroline – Tanbura (3) *

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– ney flute (4), production (4) *

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– tabla (5), duf (5), doholla (5),

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, thoug ...

(5), production (5), additional

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(7, 9) * Joseph Alexander – mazhar (5) * Richard Evans –

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(7), mixing (1) * Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh – kementché (8), production (8) *

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– additional percussion (9) * Abdul Aziz el-Sayed – kanoun (10) * Yacouba (Bruno) Camara –

conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest ...

(11), gongoma (11), arrangement (11) * Arafan Toure –

djembe A djembe or jembe ( ; from Maninka language, Malinke ''jembe'' , N'Ko script, N'Ko: ) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe ...

(11) * Aly Camara – djembe (11), bolon (11) * Amara Soumah – doum-doum (11), gongoma (11) * Naby 'Papus' Camara – small percussion (11) * Kabine Camara – small percussion (11) * Tagar – small percussion (11) *

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– production (12) * Mustafa Abdel Aziz – tabla (13) * Said Mohammad Aly – tabla (13) * Metqal Qenawi Metqal – rababa (13) * Shamandi Tewfick Metqal – rababa (13) * Mohammad Murad Metgali – rababa (13) * Alain Weber – rababa (13) * Les Musiciens du Nil – production (13) * Antranik Askarian – doudouk (14) * Khatchadour Khatchaturian – doudouk (14)

Technical personnel

* Mohammed Ayuub –

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(1) * David Bottrill –

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(1, 2, 10, 11, 13), compilation assistance * Alan Heaton –

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(5) * David Knowles – recording (5) * Tiberiu Alexandru – production (6) * Ralph Harrison – recording (7) * Ragnar Johnson – recording (7) * Robert Ataian – production (14) * The Townhouse – mastering

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Passion Sources Albums produced by Peter Gabriel 1989 compilation albums 1989 soundtrack albums World music compilation albums Real World Records compilation albums Real World Records soundtracks Drama film soundtracks