Urban World Music

by Hiroshima

Overview

Urban World Music captures a revitalized and re-energized Hiroshima, full of new ideas and new ambitions. Although the title suggests that the album is composed of worldbeat explorations, that isn't quite the case. Like any Hiroshima album, Urban World Music is filled with fusions, but the music on this particular collection is given a slight, but noticeable, dance-oriented sheen, thanks to producer Robin Millar (who previously worked with Sade and Everything But the Girl). With new lead vocalist Kimaya Sweard in tow, Hiroshima creates a lightly funky set of jazzy soul numbers, complete with worldbeat flourishes. As always, the gruop has problems writing consistently compelling material, but when they are on, they provide some intriguing sounds and directions. In short, Urban World Music suggests more than it delivers, but those suggestions are quite enticing on their own. ~ Leo Stanley

Product Details

Release Date:	07/30/1996
Label:	Qwest / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624623427
Rank:	98526

Tracks

1. Unspoken Love
2. Passion & Pain
3. Let Me Be Your Baby
4. Heiwa (Peace)
5. Through My Eyes
6. Ripples in Our Waterfall
7. Timekeeper
8. Love How You Love Me
9. Urban World
10. None of Us Are Free
11. Koto Blues
12. Hipnotic
13. Walking With Angels

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hiroshima   Primary Artist
Jock Loveband   Chant
Dean Cortez   Bass,Vocals,Bass (Acoustic)
Robin Millar   Chant,Guitar,Keyboards
June Kuramoto   Koto,Chant,Shamisen,Percussion
Richie Gajate Garcia   Percussion
Kimaya Seward   Chant,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Terry Steele   Chant,Vocals (Background)
Kimo Cornwell   Chant,Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond)
Monty Seward   Chant,Vocals (Background)
Hamish Stuart   Vocals
Dan Kuramoto   Chant,Flute,Vocals,Yokobue,Keyboards,Saxophone,Shakuhachi,Sax (Tenor),Synthesizer,Sax (Soprano)
Linsey Fiddmont   Vocals (Background)
Gwyn Foxx   Vocals (Background)
Dave Iwataki   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Johnny Mori   Percussion,Taiko Drums
Freeman Seward   Chant,Vocals (Background)
David Mirandon   Percussion
Evangeline Seward   Vocals (Background)
Danny Yamamoto   Drums,Keyboards,Percussion,Taiko Drums

Technical Credits

Andrew Scheps   Programming
Bobby Summerfield   Mixing,Engineer
Jock Loveband   Mixing,Engineer,Programming
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Jamey Jaz   Composer
Eric Stoltz   Programming
David Knights   Engineer
Jeff Silverman   Programming
Robin Millar   Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Programming
June Kuramoto   Composer,Producer
Mark Smith   Programming
Omar Sanchez   Producer
Mike Piersante   Engineer,Digital Editing
Billie Myers   Composer
Kimo Cornwell   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Barry Mann   Composer
Doug Boehm   Engineer
Geoffrey Williams   Composer
Robin Miller   Composer
Pete Glenister   Composer
Monty Seward   Arranger,Producer
Adam Green   Programming
Alan Meyerson   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Dan Kuramoto   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Jolie Jones Levine   Production Coordination
Brian Soucy   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Kip Lott   Photography
Dave Iwataki   Arranger,Composer
Steve Carmichael   Composer
James McIlvery   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
James McLlvery   Assistant Engineer
Christopher Bogan   Composer
Leslie Wintner   Design
Bob Barnes   Producer
Eddie Miller   Engineer
Linda Cobb Stalker   Art Direction
Dave Knight   Engineer
Rowan Moore   Artwork,Cover Art
Jim Morris   Artwork,Cover Art
Tim Boland   Engineer
Thomas Dawson   Programming
Brenda Russell   Composer