Volume 1: Sound Magic

Volume 1: Sound Magic
Studio album by Afro Celt Sound System
Released	24 September 1996
Recorded	???
Genre	World music, worldbeat, ethnic electronica, afrobeat, Celtic fusion
Length	65:53
Label	Real World Records
Producer	Ron Aslan, Martin Russell, Simon Emmerson, Jo Bruce
Afro Celt Sound System chronology
Volume 1: Sound Magic (1996) Volume 2: Release (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Volume 1: Sound Magic is the first album by Afro Celt Sound System.

Track listing

1. (a)"Saor (Free)" / (b)"News from Nowhere" – 8:21
2. "Whirl-y-Reel 1 (Beard and Sandals Mix)" – 7:21
3. "Inion (Daughter)" – 4:15
4. (а)"Sure-As-Not" / (b)"Sure-As-Knot (Jungle Segue)" – 9:58
5. "Nil Cead Againn Dul Abhaile (We Cannot Go Home)" – 7:20
6. "Dark Moon, High Tide" (including "Farewell to Eireann") – 4:12
7. "Whirl-y-Reel 2 (Folk Police Mix)" – 5:28
8. "House of the Ancestors" – 8:01
9. (а)"Eistigh Liomsa Sealad (Listen to Me)" / (b)"Saor Reprise" – 10:53

Personnel

• Ronan Browne – flute, mandolin, harmonium, uilleann pipes
• Jo Bruce – keyboards, programming
• Kauwding Cissokho – kora
• Massamba Diop – talking drum
• Simon Emmerson – guitar, programming
• James McNally – accordion, bodhran
• Iarla Ó Lionáird – vocals
• Ayub Ogada – vocals
• Martin Russell – keyboards, programming
• Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes

Additional personnel

• Malcolm Crosbie – guitar
• Simon Edwards – sintir
• Gary Finlayson – banjo
• John Fortis – bass, loops
• Angus R. Grant – fiddle
• Manu Katché – cymbals
• Caroline Lavelle – cello
• James MacKintosh – bongos
• Ian MacLeod – mandolin
• Levon Minassian – doudouk
• Myrdhin – harp
• Zil – vocal drone

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Billboard Top World Music Albums	15

References

1. Sheridan, Tim. Volume 1: Sound Magic at AllMusic