People: A Musical Celebration of Diversity is a celebration of the varied and beautiful human experience, as expressed through culture and song. It started as an award-winning children’s book, then became an animated film, and this latest offering presents the music, culture, food, and sports of various regions of the world. Live performances of artists from around the world include Grover Washington Jr., Vanessa Williams, and Heavy D. Music ranges from rap to calypso to drums to saxophone solos. (Source)
Tracks
1 Lebo M 3:40
2 How Wonderful We Are 4:48
3 Garden Of Delight 4:24
4 Under The Same Sun 4:45
5 Cara’s Theme 5:41
6 Festa Brasilera 4:56
7 Children Of The World 4:58
8 The Body Song 3:50
9 Believing 4:26
10 Reunion 5:19
11 The Playing Field 5:39
Musicians
2 How Wonderful We Are
| Bass | Fernando Saunders |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Washer |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Vocals | Peabo Bryson |
| Vocals | Lea Salonga |
3 Garden Of Delight
| Bass | Meshell Ndegeocello |
| Guitar | Williams Patterson |
| Sax | Bob Berg |
| Rap | Heavy D |
| Background Vocals | Pepper Mashay |
| Background Vocals | James Hough |
4 Under The Same Sun
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Bill Washer |
| Sax | Bob Berg |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Bryant |
| Background Vocals | Porter Carrol Jr |
5 Cara’s Theme
| Guitar | Bill Washer |
| Bass | Meshell Ndegeocello |
| Sax | Dave Koz |
6 Festa Brasilera
| Bass | Adam Dorn |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Dean Brown |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Washer |
| Sax | Bob Berg |
| Steel Drums | Andy Narell |
| Percussion | Cyro Baptista |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
| Vocals | Ivan Lins |
7 Children Of The World
| Guitar | Eddie Martinez |
| Violin | Lorenzo Ponce |
| Vocals | Cor’e Cotton |
| Vocals | Carrie Harrington |
| Vocals | Patricia Lacy |
| Vocals | Billy Steele |
| Vocals | Terry Frierson |
8 The Body Song
| Bass | Fernando Saunders |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Bill Washer |
| Steel Drums | Andy Narell |
| Vocals | Brenda Russell |
| Vocals | Al Jarreau |
9 Believing
| Guitar | Bill Washer |
| Sax | Boney James |
| Vocals | Peabo Bryson |
11 The Playing Field
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Tal Bergman |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Dean Brown |
| Sax | Grover Washington Jr |
| Trombone | Jim Pugh |
| Rap | Daddy Shakespeare |
People: A Musical Celebration of Diversity is a celebration of the varied and beautiful human experience, as expressed through culture and song. It started as an award-winning children’s book, then became an animated film, and this latest offering presents the music, culture, food, and sports of various regions of the world. Live performances of artists from around the world include Grover Washington Jr., Vanessa Williams, and Heavy D. Music ranges from rap to calypso to drums to saxophone solos. (Source)
January 4, 2016 @ 09:05
Great song…check it out. Killer bass from Will Lee.