Album · 1988
Flash of the Spirit
Tracklist
1
Flash of the Spirit (Laughter)
Flash of the Spirit
5:46
2
Night Moves (Fear)
Flash of the Spirit
2:25
3
Air Afrique (Wind)
Flash of the Spirit
4:00
4
Out Pours (Kongo) Blue (Prayer)
Flash of the Spirit
7:14
5
Kaboo (Play)
Flash of the Spirit
2:54
6
(Like) Warriors Everywhere (Courage)
Flash of the Spirit
4:44
7
Dreamworld (Dance)
Flash of the Spirit
4:54
8
Tales of the Near Future (Clairvoyance)
Flash of the Spirit
4:19
9
A Vampire Dances (Symmetry)
Flash of the Spirit
4:01
10
Masque (Strength)
Flash of the Spirit
11:43
In print
First pressed 1988, still pressed 2020 — 21 pressings across 6 countries.
Credits
Mahama Konaté
Composer
Linda Söderholm (2)
Design
Ph.D
Design
Brian Eno
Engineer
Jon Hassell
Engineer
Lolly Grodner
Engineer
Malcolm Burn
Engineer
Mark Howard
Engineer
Paul du Gré
Engineer
Paul Dugré
Engineer
Sondra Nash
Engineer
Baba Diarra
Instrument · percussion, balafon [second]
Beh Palm
Instrument · drums [accompanying bara]
Dan Schwartz
Instrument · bass
Dino J.A. Deane
Instrument · percussion [percussion-activated sounds (drums, bass, sampled trumpets, string clusters)]
Paco Ye
Instrument · drums, djembe [principle drummer]
Seydou Ouattara
Instrument · percussion [main bara drum]
Soungalo Coulibaly
Instrument · percussion, flute, vocals
Tiawara Keita
Instrument · drums [tama, soucou]
Doug Sax
Mastering
Gregor Zemljič
Mastering
Ron Lewter
Mastering
Agostino Mela
Photography
Anne Stovell
Photography
Debra Dipaolo
Photography
Dennis Keeley
Photography
Daniel Lanois
Recording