Language Barrier (album)
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| - | '''Daniel Ponce''' (July 21, 1953 – March 14, 2013) was a Cuban-American [[jazz]] percussionist. His album ''[[New York Now!]]'' (1983) on [[Celluloid Records]] features one of his [[conga]] solos. | + | '''''Language Barrier''''' is a [[studio album]] by Jamaican musical duo [[Sly and Robbie]], released in 1985 by [[Island Records]]. The album features guest musicians [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Afrika Bambaataa]], and [[Manu DiBango]]. |
| - | Ponce played locally in Havana from age 11 and played percussion in a group called Watusi. He was [[exile]]d from Cuba in 1980 and fled to New York City, soon after working there with [[Paquito D'Rivera]], [[José Fajardo (musician)|Jose Fajardo]], [[Andy González (musician)|Andy Gonzalez]], [[Jerry Gonzalez]], and [[Eddie Palmieri]]. In 1982 he played three [[batá drum]]s as a [[session musician]] for the [[Herbie Hancock]] song "[[Rockit (song)|Rockit]]". Producer [[Bill Laswell]] said "Ponce essentially was a musician/priest, and all the rhythms he would play on those batá drums were associated with a Yoruba deity. It was basically [[Santeria]]." | + | ==Track listing== |
| + | # "Make 'Em Move" <small>([[Sly Dunbar|S. Dunbar]], [[Robbie Shakespeare|R. Shakespeare]], B. Aasim, [[Bill Laswell|B. Laswell]], [[Bernie Worrell|B. Worrell]])</small> — 7:58 | ||
| + | # "No Name On The Bullet" <small>(S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare)</small> — 6:03 | ||
| + | # "Miles (Black Satin)" <small>([[Miles Davis]], S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, B. Laswell)</small> — 7:20 | ||
| + | # "Bass And Trouble" <small>(B. Laswell, S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, [[Manu Dibango]])</small> — 7:58 | ||
| + | # "Language Barrier" <small>([[Wally Badarou]], S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, [[Mikey Chung|M. Chung]], [[Barry Reynolds|B. Reynolds]])</small> — 6:51 | ||
| + | # "Get To This, Get To That" <small>(S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, B. Fowler, B. Worrell)</small> — 5:17 | ||
| - | After "Rockit" was a major hit in 1983, Ponce began recording under his own name, and soon after worked in jazz idioms with Laswell, Hancock, [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[McCoy Tyner]], [[Hilton Ruiz]], and [[Bobby McFerrin]]. He also did work as a session musician and as a touring percussionist, for, among others, [[Laurie Anderson]], [[Mick Jagger]], and [[Yoko Ono]]. | + | ==Personnel== |
| + | ;Musicians | ||
| + | * [[Sly Dunbar]] – drums, percussion | ||
| + | * [[Robbie Shakespeare]] – bass | ||
| + | * [[Wally Badarou]] – keyboards | ||
| + | * [[Herbie Hancock]] – keyboards | ||
| + | * [[Bernie Worrell]] – keyboards | ||
| + | * [[Robbie Lyn]] – keyboards | ||
| + | * [[Manu Dibango]] –saxophone | ||
| + | * [[Bob Dylan]] – harmonica | ||
| + | * [[Africa Bambaataa]] – vocals | ||
| + | * [[Bernard Fowler]] – vocals | ||
| + | * [[Doug E Fresh]] – human beatbox | ||
| + | * [[Eddie Martinez]] – guitar | ||
| + | * [[Pat Thrall]] – guitar | ||
| + | * Mike Hampton – guitar | ||
| + | * [[Mikey Chung]] – guitar | ||
| + | * [[Barry Reynolds]] – guitar | ||
| + | * [[Daniel Ponce]] – percussion | ||
| - | He died on March 14, 2013, in Miami, Florida. | + | ;Technical personnel |
| - | + | * Clive Smith – [[Fairlight CMI]] progamming | |
| - | ==See also== | + | * Robert Musso, Steven Stanley, Solgie – engineers |
| - | *[[She's the Boss]] | + | * Howie Weinberg – mastering |
| - | *[[Funkcronomicon]] | + | * Tony Wright – art direction |
| - | *[[Home of the Brave (soundtrack)]] | + | * Chris Garnham – photography |
| - | *[[Starpeace]] | + | * [[Issey Miyake]] – glasses{{GFDL}} |
| - | *[[Celluloid Records]] | + | |
| - | *[[Seducción (album)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Kip Hanrahan]] | + | |
| - | *[[Mister Heartbreak]] | + | |
| - | *[[Paquito D'Rivera]] | + | |
| - | *[[Celluloid Records]] | + | |
| - | *[[Desert Lady / Fantasy]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ignacio Berroa]] | + | |
| - | *[[La Leyenda de La Hora]] | + | |
| - | *[[Bobby Sanabria]] | + | |
| - | *[[Elektra/Musician]] | + | |
| - | *[[Language Barrier (Sly and Robbie album)]] | + | |
| - | {{GFDL}} | + | |
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Language Barrier is a studio album by Jamaican musical duo Sly and Robbie, released in 1985 by Island Records. The album features guest musicians Herbie Hancock, Bob Dylan, Afrika Bambaataa, and Manu DiBango.
Track listing
- "Make 'Em Move" (S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, B. Aasim, B. Laswell, B. Worrell) — 7:58
- "No Name On The Bullet" (S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare) — 6:03
- "Miles (Black Satin)" (Miles Davis, S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, B. Laswell) — 7:20
- "Bass And Trouble" (B. Laswell, S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, Manu Dibango) — 7:58
- "Language Barrier" (Wally Badarou, S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, M. Chung, B. Reynolds) — 6:51
- "Get To This, Get To That" (S. Dunbar, R. Shakespeare, B. Fowler, B. Worrell) — 5:17
Personnel
- Musicians
- Sly Dunbar – drums, percussion
- Robbie Shakespeare – bass
- Wally Badarou – keyboards
- Herbie Hancock – keyboards
- Bernie Worrell – keyboards
- Robbie Lyn – keyboards
- Manu Dibango –saxophone
- Bob Dylan – harmonica
- Africa Bambaataa – vocals
- Bernard Fowler – vocals
- Doug E Fresh – human beatbox
- Eddie Martinez – guitar
- Pat Thrall – guitar
- Mike Hampton – guitar
- Mikey Chung – guitar
- Barry Reynolds – guitar
- Daniel Ponce – percussion
- Technical personnel
- Clive Smith – Fairlight CMI progamming
- Robert Musso, Steven Stanley, Solgie – engineers
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Tony Wright – art direction
- Chris Garnham – photography
- Issey Miyake – glasses
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