contrabass Hiroshi Yoshino drums Anton Fier electric bass Bill Laswell electric guitar Nicky Skopelitis kora Foday Musa Suso percussion Aiyb Dieng piano Febian Reza Pane reeds Akira Sakata shakuhachi Shozan Tanabe violin Asuka Kaneko This 2 disc set was issued by the Japan Foundation in limited quantity for donation to qualified institutions. It centers on a tour set up by the Foundation during August and September 1994, through the Far East. It features musicians from America, Asia and Africa as well as native musicians from the countries visited.
- Recorded at Ulan Theater, Hohhot on September 21, 1994 and at The Japan - Foundation Forum, Tokyo, Japan on September 25 & 26, 1994 - Recorded by Oz Fritz, and Shin-ichi Akagawa - Assistant engineers: Masahiro Mazda, Takanori Ishigami and Layng Martine - Mixed at Greenpoint Studio, Brooklyn, New York - Engineer: Oz Fritz - Produced by Akira Sakata and Bill Laswell - Executive Producer: Harumi Nakajima for the Japan Foundation - Production Coordination: Daphnia Inc. - Mastered by Oz Fritz at Greenpoint Studio - Mijinko Administration-USA: Tracy McKnight