Experience
The submissions were thematically based on the ideas of love, compassion and empathy, and symbolize "an axe for the frozen sea inside of us," as Franz Kafka put it. This was the artistic challenge of the first Beyond Music Project. 110 new collaborations were submitted. With the help of legendary producer and Grammy award winner Larry Klein, 10 songs were chosen for the first album, created by 23 artists from 17 countries.
Submissions Beyond Music Vol. 1
- 48Countries
- 55Genres
- 110Songs
- <85KVotes
Honoring Creativity
Four outstanding works honored with the Creativity Award
In addition to the 23 musicians being selected for the album recordings of the Beyond Music Project, the Beyond Foundation also honored 4 outstanding collaborative works with the Creativity Award. Each award was endowed with 4,000 USD for the team.
“We have honored compositions that have explored cultural diversity in a unique way and creatively united it” says Regula Curti, Founder of Beyond Music and Beyond Foundation.
All Creativity Award Winners
Selection
Discover the winning songs and the invited artists for the album recordings of Beyond Music Vol. 1
Winning Submissions
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Water
In this song, water is a metaphor for the emotional connection between people which can bridge cultures and cross borders.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein“This song immediately had an impact on me! Aside from the lyrics being so pertinent in this time and well-crafted, the syllabic correlation between melody and lyric is very elegant. The music of the song is well matched to the lyric, and Sheryl Gambo is a wonderful vocalist. Edward Glumov and Sandro Friedrich have done great work on the track as well, and I’m looking forward to working with all and the great “house” band that we will have."
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Ma Ding Wo Avale One
This song (translation „I love you just the way you are“) is a mother's ode to her trisomic child. She tells her how much she loves her beyond her difference.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"This collaboration is illustrative of the power of joyous simplicity. It immediately connected with me. Danielle Eog Makedah has an amazingly inviting and appealing signature to her voice, and the work that John Lumpkin did on this song is very inspiring and appealing in it’s simplicity in framing Danielle’s voice."
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El Clavel del Aire
The song (translation “Carnation of the air”) talks about freedom, about that free spirit that we need to blossom and fulfil.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"This collaboration between Mariana Baraj and Msafiri Zawose jumped out at me right away. The braiding together of Spanish, Swahili, and English feels very natural, as does the weaving together of stylistic elements from Africa, Argentina, as well as contemporary production ideas. It bridges these cultures effortlessly, and the singing is evocative and infectious."
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Matumaini
The song tells a heartfelt story of hope. Through tough times and circumstances in life, receiving or giving love is the best way to prevail.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"Another immediately alluring song, this track weds African elements as well as dialect with western harmonic elements seamlessly. Syssi Mananga has a beautiful character to her voice, and I am very excited to work with her as well as Brice Essomba, who wrote the music. A very sophisticated piece of music that doesn’t lose it’s simplicity and immediacy in spite of being quite a sophisticated piece of music."
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You Changed Me
This song tells us that no matter what differences we have or the distance between us, love holds us together.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"Another example of the power of simplicity in music. Ingrid White’s voice kills me. A beautiful song that also, for me, strikes right to the heart of what we are talking about on this project. Change, and even more, the ability to change and evolve is the most basic element of growth and the transcending of the afflictive parts of our make-up as human beings. In the end, after all is said and done, there is nothing left but the love that is given and received. Everything else fades and disintegrates. Not wanting to get “preachy”, I do think that to communicate this idea, as the great Beatles did so eloquently, is the holy grail of songwriting, and these two talented women did it."
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Saa’t Arahman
This piece is about a Yemenite wedding; the much too young bride sings it before her forced marriage. It is a painful dialogue between her and her father.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"This collaboration between Mor Karbasi and Moshe Elmakias is for me incredibly pertinent to the main thrust of the Beyond Foundation’s work. The setting of a Yemenite wedding, and the framing of intra-family conflict that must be resolved is a wonderful metaphor for dialog between cultures, countries and religions. Taking subjects like love, conflict, jealousy, selfishness etc from the macro perspective down to the micro-perspective of a family can be a very powerful tool to illustrate the idea that as human beings we must transcend tribal behavior in order to find the wealth of beauty that is available in cross-cultural collaboration."
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Egyptian
This piece of music is the creative result of inspired minds from different countries, cultures and styles.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"I believe that this was the first collaboration that greatly impressed me! Although it melds together a number of musical traditions from different cultures, the braiding together of them is very natural. I was impressed with the episodic through-composed sections that alternate with the improvisational sections, and though being a long track, this undulation between specific structure and improvisation is compelling. Jivan Jr is a master duduk player who I have had the pleasure to work with before on an album for Madeleine Peyroux, and I am very impressed with Sasha Shlain’s keyboard skills and production ideas. The piece also incorporates the wonderful singing of Abdullah Alhussainy."
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Better Together
The song breaks borders and merges musical styles such as EDM, Hip Hop & Pop and emphasizes a message of unity.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"This song by Ingrid White and Max Keller is a gem. Again, it strikes right to the heart of what is so valuable about collaboration across all of the imaginary and illusive boundaries that we think divide us. What seems scary and intimidating about collaboration is in fact only a mirage that our minds get caught in. In fact, whether it is between two people, or two cultures, collaboration is inspiring, energizing and takes us beyond the boundaries hat we set up for ourselves."
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Your Heart Beats With Mine
This song tells us that when we embrace our differences, we can reach our full potential. The song title was changed to "Different, You and I" during the recordings.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"This collaboration has a beautiful simplicity, and a character that I felt would bring a nice dimension to the album. The voices of Elly Kellner and Heather Bond (Heather's presence on a few songs here is emblematic of the depth of her talent, and her ability to go in many different areas musically, shining bright in all of them). Elly’s voice as a writer and vocalist had an immediate appeal to me as well. Two immensely talented women!"
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Upon the Horizon
It is important is to remind each other that regardless of where we come from, we are still looking up at the same sky.
Judging by Artistic Director Larry Klein
About Larry Klein"This song hit me strongly right away. Simple and conversational language and Heather Bond’s beautiful and seductive voice grabs one right away, and Sasha Shlain’s keyboard work is inspired, fresh, spacious and most importantly not self consciously TRYING to do anything except to serve the lyric and to frame Heather’s voice in a simple and evocative manner."
Involved Winning Artists
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I was born, learned to play music and to write songs. Still doing it... Songwriting, composing, programming, singing, recording, producing, mixing.
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With one sensitivity and an overwhelming emotional power voice, Sheryl Gambo was a finalist of the French International Radio’s discovery Award (2008’s edition), 5 times golden drum of Congolese music. She also won the Creativity Award and the only Public Award at the 1st edition of Beyond Music with the song Water which she performed. With several collaborations to his credit, she released 3 albums including the last, O'kerah in 2016, tribute to his twins older (dead), refers to powers and the mystical attributed to the twins in Congolese tradition. Sheryl developed an eclectic and authentic style, NEW AFRO SOUL, against the grain of the current musical landscape. She explains that his style is restoration of natural bridges between the African cultural heritage with African-American, Caribbean diasporas, Latin and elsewhere. She pleasantly blends melodies from African traditions with Jazzy arrangements, Soul, RnB and HIP HOP, singing in congolese languages, french and english.
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I'm an American songwriter based in Switzerland who works primarily as a lyricist with co-writers from all over the world. I have songs signed to major labels and publishers (Universal Germany, EMI South Africa, etc). I've had songs in the Swiss and German pop charts. As a lyricist, my goal is creative collaboration with others, and my strength lies in feeling my way into the music and writing words to speak from the soul of it. I write across many genres, from folk and indie-rock to pop and EDM to symphonic metal. More info about my work as a lyricist at www.songwave.ch . I also play and compose for the Celtic harp. You'll find several of my original compositions on the profile, with my husband Sandro Friedrich playing flutes and percussion.
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As a composer, performer and studio musician I play a spectrum of over 200 different wind instruments. I mostly work in the field of film music, game music and CD productions. I have recorded for numerous international films, video games and CDs with composers including Howard Shore, Mychael Danna, Atli Oervarsson, Shigeru Umebayashi, Tina Turner, Atli Orvarsson and many others. For over 40 years I have been working with instruments and music of many cultures. I have played in various bands and combinations, including Andreas Vollenweider's 2011 live band. I have performed as an orchestral soloist for presentations of film music at various international film festivals. As musician and composer I think my strength lies in the intensity and passion of my melodic lines, the power of rhythmic grooves and my ability to flexibly support diverse musical atmospheres. I love collaborating with musicians from all over the world!
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Involved Winning Artists
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Nee en France au debut des annees 80, Danielle Eog est une artiste plurielle a la culture metisse. c'est a l'adolescence qu'elle decouvre l'Afrique et son pays le Cameroun. Ce retour vers la source de ses origines ancestrales a permis aussi a la jeune femme d'aller vers la connaissance de son etre profond et de son identite : CITOYENNE DE L'UNIVERS.. Ancienne choriste de Manu Dibango, Gino Sitson et LesNubians, elle est la porteuse d'une musique dont le but est de reconcilier le coeur et le corps sur un fond de soul et de jazz enrichi des langues de chez elle: Bassa,Bulu et Ewondo.
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Created to create, and forgiven to embrace.
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Mariana Baraj
Spanish lyrics and music, cuatro venezolano, bombo legüero (argentinian traditional drum), caxixis, udú drum, applause, shakers, seeds
Argentinian singer, percussionist, charango player, producer and composer. With nine albums recorded I am often invited to participate in the most well known music festivals around the world in countries such as, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Spain, México, United States, Senegal, Japan, South Korea, Palestine and Israel. Argentinian Gardel award winner in 2017 (Best Children music Album) 2016 and 2011 (Best Female Folklore Album); Clarín award winner 2005 (Folklore revelation) and 2017 Latin Grammys Nominated. I had developed my “Solo set performance”, becoming a referent in combining singing and percussion adding new elements to argentine folkloric music. Throughout my 25 years of career I have also developed an inclusive community artistic project with and for children.
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Tanzania’s charismatic Gogo innovator Msafiri Zawose breaks open the circle of tradition, the flock of songs and tunes, beats and melodies his fellow musicians have relied on for generations. Jubilant voices dance over a broad palette of timbres like the buzzy bowed zeze. Swaying polyrhythms combine in tranced-out jams, only to shift into delicate filigree of malimba (thumb piano) and vocal counterpoint. It speaks to Msafiri’s simultaneous deep engagement with and playful reframing of tradition.
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Multiple Award Winning singer-song writer, Syssi Mananga was revealed to the public with her first album "Retour aux Sources" (Back to Roots, 2013). With a fusion of musical styles at the crossroads of Kongo rhythms, jazz, soul, zouk and pop, the Congolese artist innovates with songs in Lingala, Lari, French, English and Spanish. Syssi’s songs reflect themes such as the pride for one’s origins, the absurdity of war through the eyes of a child soldier, the courage to stand for freedom, the need for respect for the environment, as well as love and forgiveness. Throughout her musical career, Syssi has had the opportunity to work with musicians from Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Cap Verde, Tanzania, Kenya, Soudan, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Denmark. She is always open to new musical collaborations and adventures!
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Je suis pianiste,je joue depuis mes 13 ans, j'ai fais l'american school of modern music de Paris pendant 1 ans ensuite j'ai eu à accompagner plusieurs artistes internationaux, aujourd'hui je suis arrangeur auteur compositeur interprète
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I am a performing artist from Yaounde, Cameroon. I'm also a singer, composer and songwriter. My passion for music began when i was a child. Some great musicians like Angelic Kidjo,Alicia keys, Richard Bona, inspired my music career. This saw me doing back ups with a number of artists such as Emmanuel Djob from France, Queen Eteme from Cameroon, Grace Decca from Cameroon, Marya ade from Ivory Coast and Uche Agu from Nigeria. I also participated in a number of music contests such as Les femmes et les filles forte (2013) and the MTN Make The Music in Cameroon (2014). I won a performance at the 2015 BET Awards in the US but unfortunately couldn't travel due to some issues in my country. i lately participated at the Afrimusic Song Contest (2017), the first and biggest music competition platform celebrating and recognizing talented songwriters and musicians from across the African Continent. Where i came out second. I also participated in many concerts and festivals in my Country.
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Hi there! I'm Heather Bond, a singer/songwriter from Nashville (USA). I am in the pop music scene, despite living in a predominately country music city. My favorite thing about Nashville is the collaboration aspect. I've been co-writing with different artists, producers, etc for years- and it's always an incredible experience. I am currently working on my second solo album with Producer Viktor Krauss. I also sing/write/play in a synth pop band called The Daybreaks. I am very grateful to be an artist here in the Beyond Music community and to have the opportunity to collaborate with people around the world! A dream come true.
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Born to a mother of Moroccan Sephardi heritage and a father of Persian ancestry, Jerusalem born singer, songwriter Mor Karbasi's music draws from exotic worldly sounds. Mor Karbasi burst onto the global music scene in 2008 with the release of her first album, and has continued to capture audiences internationally with her exceptional talent, stunning voice and her impressive stage presence. Mor’s first album ‘Beauty and the Sea’ (produced by Grammy award-winning producer Matt Howe and by multi-instrumentalist Joe Taylor) received rave reviews: she was immediately ranked alongside such globally renowned singers as Mariza and Estrella Morente – a splendid comparison, but one that does not describe her unique style of singing and compositions that breath new life into ancient languages: Spanish, Hebrew, Ladino and Moroccan Arabic. Mor has been performing worldwide, (Poland, UK, Spain, USA, Holland, Germany...), Recording and collaborating with the most exciting global artists today.
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Moshe Elmakias (22) is a jazz pianist from Jerusalem, Israel. Moshe started playing classical piano at the age of 6, and throughout his youth took an interest in Jazz music. Moshe did his mandatory military service in the "Outstanding Musicians Program" while attending the Jerusalem Academy of Music for his bachelor's degree in jazz performance and graduated his B.A with honor. At the age of 19 he performed in Italy at the Umbria Jazz Festival (2016) and at the Red Sea Jazz Festival (2017) with an Israeli young jazz quartet. At the age of 21 he performed Poland (2017) with the world music singer Mor Karbasi, in Guatemala Jazz Festival (2018) and Uzbekistan with the Israeli drummer Yogev Shetrit, and in Austria, Czech, Russia and Finland (2018) with the Israeli bassist Tal Gamlieli. These days Moshe works with many musicians in Israel and plays many festivals and platforms around the world.
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Professional composer and music producer with tremendous curiosity for everything connected to my professional areas .The fields of expertise are: classic music, classic orchestral music, jazz, rock, hip hop, middle eastern ethnic music, music for theater, electronic fusion, chill-out et.c. Always looking for new interesting collaborations and points to apply my skills... to make this world a happier place :-)
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I am an Armenian musician that plays the Armenian woodwind called "duduk". I have learned the art of duduk from my grandfather and master world known musician Jivan Gasparyan. I have been playing for 20 years and collaborated with many great musicians, bands, orchestras from different cultures and styles. My collaborations with Jivan Gasparyan, Zucchero, Alan Parson, Larry Klein, Madeline Peroux, Sebu Simonian, London Philarmonic Orchestra, Armenian Youth State Orchestra, Serj Tankian, Andreas Voleinweider and with many more world known artists.I have won three important competitions. One in New York as a young musician that keeps and continues the tradition of duduk, one in Armenia as a best duduk player until my age, UNESCO special prize in Samarkand. I play duduk,zurna,recorder(shvi). Also I compose music and have two solo albums. Always looking for good ideas and collaborations. Jivanduduk.com is my web to check out more.
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Exploring this beautiful existence at every breath i take .. Looking inside me and around .. While experiencing, I express my intellectual and emotional reflections, with music.
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I’m a young guitarist and electronic music producer and DJ with a true passion for music. I’m always open to new ideas and to trying new styles of music! Send me a message and lets see where the music takes us!
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I am a performing artist from Yaounde, Cameroon. I'm also a singer, composer and songwriter. My passion for music began when i was a child. Some great musicians like Angelic Kidjo,Alicia keys, Richard Bona, inspired my music career. This saw me doing back ups with a number of artists such as Emmanuel Djob from France, Queen Eteme from Cameroon, Grace Decca from Cameroon, Marya ade from Ivory Coast and Uche Agu from Nigeria. I also participated in a number of music contests such as Les femmes et les filles forte (2013) and the MTN Make The Music in Cameroon (2014). I won a performance at the 2015 BET Awards in the US but unfortunately couldn't travel due to some issues in my country. i lately participated at the Afrimusic Song Contest (2017), the first and biggest music competition platform celebrating and recognizing talented songwriters and musicians from across the African Continent. Where i came out second. I also participated in many concerts and festivals in my Country.
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Involved Winning Artists
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Hi there! I'm Heather Bond, a singer/songwriter from Nashville (USA). I am in the pop music scene, despite living in a predominately country music city. My favorite thing about Nashville is the collaboration aspect. I've been co-writing with different artists, producers, etc for years- and it's always an incredible experience. I am currently working on my second solo album with Producer Viktor Krauss. I also sing/write/play in a synth pop band called The Daybreaks. I am very grateful to be an artist here in the Beyond Music community and to have the opportunity to collaborate with people around the world! A dream come true.
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Creative, softhearted and receptive singer-songwriter from the Netherlands with Belgian roots. I play a 4-string guitar in special tuning, sometimes offering a dissonant siren but more often the gentle, warm whisper in your ear. I was part of the first Beyond Music project and had the pleasure to work with Larry Klein and record 'Same Sky' with so many wonderful musicians! In the past I also recorded and toured with Iain Matthews; Matthews Southern Comfort (UK) and went on tour with Shannon Lyon (CAN). Lyrically I try to go beyond existing taboo, into the core of my inner world, with the firm belief that there must be others who'll recognize the mutual experience and feel less alone as a result. When I am not making music I immerse myself in a variety of creative projects. I am self-taught with everything I create, both musically and creatively.
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Hi there! I'm Heather Bond, a singer/songwriter from Nashville (USA). I am in the pop music scene, despite living in a predominately country music city. My favorite thing about Nashville is the collaboration aspect. I've been co-writing with different artists, producers, etc for years- and it's always an incredible experience. I am currently working on my second solo album with Producer Viktor Krauss. I also sing/write/play in a synth pop band called The Daybreaks. I am very grateful to be an artist here in the Beyond Music community and to have the opportunity to collaborate with people around the world! A dream come true.
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Professional composer and music producer with tremendous curiosity for everything connected to my professional areas .The fields of expertise are: classic music, classic orchestral music, jazz, rock, hip hop, middle eastern ethnic music, music for theater, electronic fusion, chill-out et.c. Always looking for new interesting collaborations and points to apply my skills... to make this world a happier place :-)
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Additional
Winning Artists
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Apart from composing and infusing different genres, Beshar sings and plays guitar and Oud, with intensive experience in cross cultural music.
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The violinist and composer experiences music as an incredible power to connect and unite people, despite differences in culture and beliefs.
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Performing on the 21-string Mandinka Harp and the Turkish Oud, Kane renders compelling interpretations of these traditional musics.
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Bijayashree is an Indian singer, songwriter, composer and graded artist of All India Radio known for her divine and clear singing style.
Judging
Recordings
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The 23 winners met for 12 days at La Fabrique
“La Fabrique”, one of the world's leading studios, is located in Saint-Rémy de Provence (south of France) in an old, beginning of the 19th century farm. The studio is right in the middle of one of the most impressive music collection in the world: 200,000 vinyls, 30,000 films and thousands of books. It features state of art equipment and acoustic spaces. The recordings took place under the guidance of multiple Grammy winning producer Larry Klein. Klein assembled an A-list studio band of all-star musicians including Dean Parks (Steely Dan, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Elton John, Madeleine Peyroux), Ed Harcourt (Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull), Adrian Utley (Portishead), Manu Katché (Sting, Peter Gabriel, Jeff Beck, Dire Straits, Afro-Celt Sound System), Clive Deamer (Radiohead) and Dan Lutz (Lizz Wright, Melody Gardot, Thomas Dybdahl, Jonathan Butler).
Album
23 Artists from
17 Countries
23 artists from 17 countries have come together and developed deep friendships. The album is a human testimony to solidarity across borders and countries, born of open dialogue, innovative collaborations and respectful understanding. In addition to the 10 winning songs, three new community songs were developed and recorded in France. The artists named their album Same Sky. We all live under the same sky, no matter what cultural background we are from and what inequalities exist in our lives. “Same Sky is not only a musical experience, it is a human experience” says Danielle Eog Makedah, winner from Cameroon.
Tracks
- 1. Water Eduard Glumov, Kate Northrop & Sheryl Gambo
- 2. Ma Ding Wo Avale One Danielle Eog Makedah, John Lumpkin
- 3. El Clavel del Aire Mariana Baraj, Msafiri Zawose
- 4. Matumaini Syssi Mananga, Brice Essomba
- 5. You Changed Me Ingrid White, Heather Bond
- 6. Saa’t Arahman Mor Karbasi, Moshe Elmakias
- 7. Egyptian Sasha Shlain, Abdullah Alhussainy & Jivan Gasparyan Jr.
- 8. Our Colors Andreas Bernitt, Abdullah Alhussainy & Bijayashree Samal
- 9. Better Together Max Keller Music & Ingrid White
- 10. Different, You and I Elly Kellner & Heather Bond
- 11. More Of Us Eduard Glumov, Kate Northrop
- 12. Upon the Horizon Heather Bond, Sasha Shlain
- 13. We Are One Larry Klein & David Baerwald
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BEYOND MUSIC Volume One SAME SKY
1. WATER
Composed by Eduard Glumov
Lyrics by Kate Northrop (English) and Sheryl Gambo (Mboshi)
Vocals: Sheryl Gambo (lead vocal), Eduard Glumov (backing vocal), all BEYOND MUSIC artists (backing vocals chorus)
Eduard Glumov (piano, keyboards, programming), Sandro Friedrich (flute);
Guitars - Dean Parks, Adrian Utley, Drums - Manu Katché, Clive Deamer;
Mixed by Adam Greenspan2. MA DING WO AVALE ONE (I love you just the way you are)
Composed by John Lumpkin
Lyrics by Danielle Eog Makedah
Vocals: Danielle Eog Makedah (lead & backing vocals)
Brice Essomba (piano), John Lumpkin (Rhodes electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, Keyboards, percussion), Moshe Elmakias (Rhodes electric piano, solo), Msafiri Zawose (ilimba), Andreas Bernitt (violin, string arrangement);
Drums - Manu Katché, Electric Guitar - Dean Parks, Bass - Dan Lutz;
Mixed by Tchad Blake3. EL CLAVEL DEL AIRE
Composed by Mariana Baraj
Lyrics by Mariana Baraj and Msafiri Zawose
Vocals: Mariana Baraj and Msafiri Zawose (lead & backing vocals)
Mariana Baraj (percussion, cuatro), Msafiri Zawose (ilimba), Kane Mathis (kora), Sandro Friedrich (flute);
Drums - Manu Katché, Guitars - Dean Parks, Adrian Utley, Bass - Dan Lutz;
Mixed by Tim Palmer4. MATUMAINI
Composed by and lyrics by Brice Essomba and Syssi Mananga
Vocals: Syssi Mananga (lead & backing vocals)
Brice Essomba (piano, keyboards), Sandro Friedrich (bansuri), Msafiri Zawose (ilimba);
Drums - Manu Katché, Guitars - Adrian Utley, Dean Parks, Bass – Dan Lutz;
Mixed by Adam Greenspan5. YOU CHANGED ME
Composed by and lyrics by Heather Bond and Ingrid White
Vocal: Ingrid White
Jivan Gasparyan Jr. (duduk);
Guitars - Dean Parks, Adrian Utley, Piano; Wurlitzer Electric Piano - Ed Harcourt, Bass - Dan Lutz, Drums - Manu Katché;
Mixed by Tim Palmer6. SAA’T ARAHMAN
Traditional, arranged by Mor Karbasi and Moshe Elmakias
Vocal: Mor Karbasi
Moshe Elmakias (piano, arranger), Kane Mathis (oud), John Lumpkin (tambourine);
Drums and Percussion - Clive Deamer, Bass - Dan Lutz, Guitars - Dean Parks, Adrian Utley, Keyboards - Ed Harcourt;
Mixed by Maxime Le Guil7. EGYPTIAN
Composed by Sasha Shlain
Vocals: Abdullah Alhussainy (lead vocal), Beshar Al Azzawi (backing vocal)
Jivan Gasparyan Jr. (duduk), Sasha Shlain (programming, keyboard), Sandro Friedrich (flute), Andreas Bernitt (violin);
Drums - Clive Deamer, Bass - Dan Lutz, Guitars - Dean Parks, Adrian Utley;
Mixed by Tchad Blake8. OUR COLORS
Composed by Andreas Bernitt, Abdullah Alhussainy, Bijayashree Samal, Mor Karbasi, Sandro Friedrich, Moshe Elmakias, Brice Essomba, Kane Mathis, Msafiri Zawose, Jivan Gasparyan Jr., Heather Bond, Elly Kellner, Max Keller Music
Lyrics by Abdullah Alhussainy (Arabic), Bijayashree Samal (Indian) and Mor Karbasi (Hebrew)
Music arrangement by Andreas Bernitt
Vocals: Abdullah Alhussainy, Bijayashree Samal and Mor Karbasi (lead vocals), Heather Bond and Elly Kellner (backing vocals)
Andreas Bernitt (violin), Sandro Friedrich (pivana), Moshe Elmakias (piano), Brice Essomba (piano), Kane Mathis (kora), Msafiri Zawose (ilimba), Jivan Gasparyan Jr. (duduk), Max Keller Music (mixing console);
Guitars - Dean Parks, Adrian Utley, Piano - Ed Harcourt, Drums - Clive Deamer;
Mixed by Tim Palmer9. BETTER TOGETHER
Composed by and lyrics by Max Keller Music and Ingrid White
Vocals: Ingrid White (lead & backing vocals)
Max Keller Music (programming, keyboards);
Guitars - Dean Parks, Adrian Utley, Piano - Ed Harcourt, Drums - Clive Deamer;
Mixed by Tim Palmer10. DIFFERENT, YOU AND I
Composed by and lyrics by Elly Kellner and Heather Bond
Vocals: Elly Kellner and Heather Bond (lead & backing vocals)
Kane Mathis (kora), John Lumpkin (drums), Andreas Bernitt (violin, string arrangement), Moshe Elmakias (piano);
Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Piano - Ed Harcourt, Bass - Dan Lutz, Guitars - Adrian Utley, Dean Parks;
Mixed by Tim Palmer11. MORE OF US
Composed by Eduard Glumov
Lyrics by Kate Northrop
Vocals: Sheryl Gambo (lead vocal), Danielle Eog Makedah, Heather Bond, Syssi Mananga, Elly Kellner, Ingrid White, Eduard Glumov, John Lumpkin, Abdullah Alhussainy and Msafiri Zawose (backing vocals)
Jivan Gasparyan Jr. (duduk), Beshar Al Azzawi (oud), Sandro Friedrich (pivana);
Drums - Manu Katché, Guitars - Adrian Utley, Dean Parks, Bass - Dan Lutz;
Mixed by Tim Palmer12. UPON THE HORIZON
Composed by and lyrics by Sasha Shlain and Heather Bond
Vocals: Heather Bond (lead vocal), Ingrid White (backing vocal)
Heather Bond (backing vocal), Sasha Shlain (keyboards, programming), Ingrid White (backing vocal), Kane Mathis (kora);
Drums - Manu Katché, Guitar - Dean Parks, Adrian Utley, Bass - Larry Klein;
Mixed by Stephen Lipson13. WE ARE ONE
Composed by Larry Klein
Lyrics by David Baerwald
Vocals: Ingrid White, Heather Bond, Danielle Eog Makedah, Syssi Mananga, Elly Kellner, Sheryl Gambo, Bijayshree Samal (lead vocals), all BEYOND MUSIC artists (backing vocals chorus)
John Lumpkin (Hammond B3 organ), Kane Mathis (kora), Larry Klein (acoustic guitar);
Drums - Manu Katché, Guitars - Adrian Utley, Dean Parks, Bass - Dan Lutz, Piano - Ed Harcourt;
Mixed by Tim PalmerALL TRACKS
Produced by Larry Klein
Recorded at Studios La Fabrique by Maxime Le Guil
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Pro-Tools Engineer: Steph Marziano
Assistant Engineers: Daniel Cayotte, Remy Dumetz
Equipment and Transport: Chris Stone
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BEYOND MUSIC Volume One SAME SKY
1. WATER
Every drop that fills the sea
River flows from you to me
Every lake and every stream
Calms my thirst and keeps me clean
There's an ocean between us
But we're in it together
Are you feeling the power
Raise your hands to the future
Raise your song like a prayer
Let it echo like thunder
Water, water
Every mother's daughter
Carries what she's got toGoh ya muana oyiri otsoh,
Aberah etshoh edi lah wah tsah maah
Goh ya muana yah oyiri ohhhEvery mother's daughter
Carries what she's got toJoin us on the dusty road
Bend your back and share the load
We're all fish that share a pond
But now we take a step beyondIh eh eh! Mama sounga ngah
Peh nga mah inouah ah
h eh eh! Possa mayi ekari nga mama ah
Ih eh eh! Goh ya muana oyiri oh ohMama, help me
Give me water to drink
I'm thirsty mama!
Every mother's daughter wherever you are, bring waterMaah, Maah
Goh ya muana oyiri otsoh
Aberah etshoh edi lah wah tsah maahWater, water
Every mother's daughter
Carries what she's got to2. MA DING WO AVALE ONE (I love you just the way you are)
Ma ding wo ma ding mis mwe
Ma ding wo ma ding essissm we
Tes yeux, ton ame, you shine
Ma ding wo avale one
Wo nga'a ve ma nleme we me we me ba'ale wo
Wo nga'a ve ma eding we me we me ba'ale wo
We love you, we love you just the way you areI love you, I love your eyes
I love you, I love your soul
You are shining from your eyes to your soul
I love you just the way you are
You gave me your heart, so I will take good care of it
You gave me your love, so I will take good care of it
We love you, we love you just the way you are3. EL CLAVEL DEL AIRE (Carnation of the Air)
iii gweee, ua langu ni zuri sana weee,
Ninapoliona ninaapagawa,
Mana kwa jinsi linavyong’ara,
Kila wakati linachanua,
Ni nalipenda mi langu ua
Quiero ser clavel del aire
Florecer en cualquier parte
No echar raíz, ir por ahí
Libre
Luciérnaga de la noche
Tu serás mi compañera
Flor silvestre seré
Njoo useme wewe
Nada tuve mientras quise
Hacer nido duradero
Es por eso que prefiero
Ser simplemente del viento
Njoo useme wewe
Jinsi linavyo nukia, jinsi linavyo pendeza,
Njoo uwone mwenywe, jinsi linavyo pendeza
Njoo ulione ua, ua langu mbona zuri
Mimi huwa nalipenda, kila mtu Analitaka
This is make me happy yeah
It is shining bright yeah, beautiful smell,
Makes me feel high
Njoo useme wewe
Jinsi linavyo pendezapendeza
na sisi tunavyo lipenda lipendaMy flower is very beautiful
When I see how it unfolds
The way it is shining
It always sprouts
I love my flower
I want to be the carnation of the air
Flourish anywhere
Not rooting, wandering around
Free
Firefly of the night
You will be my companion
Wild flower I will be
Come and say to you
I had nothing while I wanted
Built a durable nest
That's what I prefer
Just belong to the wind
Come witness
The way it smells, how beautiful it is
Come and witness yourself
How beautiful it is, come and see the flower
My beautiful flower, I love it, everyone wants it
This is make me happy yeah,
It is shining bright yeah, beautiful smell,
Makes me feel high
Come witness
How good it is with us
Free as we love it
4. MATUMAINI (Hope)
Osambela na ndako ya nzambe
Pona yo olembi eh
Pona yo moko okoka te
Osambela po’ pasi eleki eh
Na mawa
Kolela te, kolemba te
Sima ya mbula moyi ebimaka
Elikya ezali.. Elikya
Matumaini
Kasi mokili esika ya mabe
Bitumba epai nionso eh
Ba nani baboma batu
Ba nani mosusu ba moyibi eh,
Kolela te, kolemba te
Lona bolingo, kimya ekobima
Lona, lona bolingo na kati ya motema
Okomonana
Elikya eh Sima nde na mbula...
When you are scared, full of doubt
And the tears are falling down,
in despair turn around
You find Him next to you
When You are alone, listen close,
And you will hear His voice,
Whisper hope, don't loose hope!You pray in a church
Because you’re exhausted
Because you can’t make it on your own
You pray because of too much pain
And sorrow
Don’t cry, don’t give up
After the rain, comes the sun
There is hope.. hope
Hope
Though the world is a bad place
With conflicts everywhere
With killers
With thieves
Don’t cry, don’t give up,
Sow love, peace will grow
Sow, Sow the love in your heart
You will see
After the rain comes hope
When you are scared, full of doubt
And the tears are falling down,
in despair turn around
You find Him next to you
When You are alone, listen close,
And you will hear His voice,
Whisper hope, don't loose hope!
5. YOU CHANGED ME
Je ne savais pas ce que c’était d’être amoureuse
Je ne savais pas ce que c’était d’être heureuse
Puis je t’ai rencontré et tu as tout changé
Avec toi je sais ce que veut dire le mot bonheur
Avec toi je peux tout dire, je peux me confier
Tu es tout ce que je cherche
Tu es tout ce que j’espérais
You changed me
You fill my heart with love
You changed me
You fill me with love
Where ever I go I know you’re there right beside me
We’re oceans away
Comfort I find in just knowing
Each time I look at the sky
I remember the stars in your eyes
You changed me
You sparked a light inside of me
You changed me
You make me believe
Believe in loveI didn't know what it was like to be in love
I didn't know what it was like to be happy
Then I met you and you changed everything
With you I know what the word happiness means
With you I can say anything, I can confide in you
You're all I'm looking for
You're everything I was hoping for
You changed me
You fill my heart with love
You changed me
You fill me with love
Where ever I go I know you’re there right beside me
We’re oceans away
Comfort I find in just knowing
Each time I look at the sky
I remember the stars in your eyes
You changed me
You sparked a light inside of me
You changed me
You make me believe
Believe in love6. SAA’T ARAHMAN
Saa’t arahman dalhin
Washaiatin ghafilin
Washaiatin fi jabl zin
Hajibi yuma A’laia
Uikthiri li fil hijab
A’ibatak yabe
Uma schak
Hin tgul as’Ad masakSaa’t arahman, It is now the merciful hour
And the devils are far away
Far away in the mountains
Shelter me, oh mother
And veil me once more with another veil
How dare you oh father!
And at the same time you bless me goodnight!7. EGYPTIAN
No lyrics, vocal interpretations.
8. OUR COLORS
Sa Ni Pa, MaPa GaMa, Pa Ni Sa, SaGaMaPa, GaMaPa GaMaGaReNiSa,
NiDaPaMa GaReSaNiSa
Aayori Aayori Sakhi Aayori
Shubh Ghadi Aayee Sakhi Aayori
O…. Shubh Ghadi Aayee Sakhi, Shubh Ghadi Aayee
SaGaMaPa, Pa MaPa, GaMa, SaGa MaGa Sa, MaGaSa MaGaSa
MaGa, PaMaGaSa NiGaSa PaMa, PaMaGaSa NiGaSaكلنا في الحياة
אני כאן למולך
אני כאן
אבל ציפורי שמיים
כבר מזמן נשאו אותי מכאן
Auspicious time has arrived my friends...
We are all together in life
I stand before you,
Here,
But the birds of the heaven
Have carried me away, long ago9. BETTER TOGETHER
You, you are the one I choose, choose
Where, where you are from I don’t care
Change, culture and colour won’t change a thing
Buy, what money can’t buy love can give
You don’t have to live alone
Because you and I we are greater
Nothing can bring us down
As long as we are together
Together we can stand
Together we can make it
Together we’re better
Together we’re stronger
Together we can be better
Trust me
Together nothing can stop us
Let’s go
I’ve tried to stand alone
But within a moment I was broken
I’ve tried to stand strong
But I broke down and crumbled
Because I needed a hand to lift me up
And I can’t be wrong any longer
Yeah with you, with you
I can only be greater
I need you, need you to shine and to be better
Better
Together nothing can stop us
Even the oceans can’t separate us
Let’s try to be the wind of peace
Thousand hands in the air are better than one
Together we’re better10. DIFFERENT, YOU AND I
I've been lost in silence
I've been so afraid to get up and sing my part
I wanted to go places, wanted to embrace
All the beauty in my heart
I look up at a shooting star
Across the open sky
And I hear your voice say it’s okay
When I can’t sleep at night
Sometimes it’s so hard to breathe
We’re different you and I
That’s what makes this world unique
Because your heart beats with mine
You have more to live for
You can reach so high
You can rise and touch the stars
You can carry on, sing your own sweet song
And embrace all that you are11. MORE OF US
More of us, more and more of us
12. UPON THE HORIZON
When you feel lonely
When you feel afraid
You want to disappear and hide yourself away
You think you’re the only
One who is lost
Believe me I know the way you feel and how it hurts
Just look upon the horizon
Fears wash away
Remember that we’re all fighting
To heal from the pain
We won’t give up
We are much stronger
When we believe love is the way
Just look upon the horizon
Fears wash away
I promise to listen
I promise to trust
I promise to hold your hand when you need picking up
We need each other more than we know
We are all dreamers underneath a sky that glows13. WE ARE ONE
We Are One
After all
Is said and done
We are one
We are one
On a Little Blue Ball
Under a Big Red Sun
We Are One
I went over
Crossed the ocean
Dug my hands
Into the earth
I was armored
From emotion
I’d been trained that way from birth
It’s easy just look everywhere
Everybody feeling so alone
I finally had to lose myself
To find out what I’ve always known
This is home here
Where we’re standing
These are skies
We have to share
The old ways
Can’t be abandoned
At the whim of a billionaire
I was blinded, I was unaware
I was turning into stone
I turned and saw you standing there
And suddenly I was home