Album: Action Moves People United
Artist: various artists
2016 Action Moves People United
CD: 898367001019

Dan Aykroyd: spoken word (1, 45)
Rupam Sarmah: vocals (1, 9), theremin (9), keys (9, 19), percussion (9), music (5, 8, 32)
Alex Kariotis: vocals (1)
Sumitra Guha: backing vocals (1)
Yling Li: backing vocals (1)
Alan White: drums (1)
Jim Watkins: bass (1)
Danny Flam: brass (1)
Paul Livingstone: sitar (1)
Catherine Gray: violin (1)
Annelle Gregory: violin (1)
Ondrej Lewis: violin (1)
Art Tawanghar: ud, flute, hang drum, percussions (1)
Cindi Griffin: spoken word (2)
Lonnie Park: all instruments & singing (2)
Julian Lennon: vocals, instrumentation (3)
Grant Ransom: instrumentation (3)
Annie Haslam: spoken word, vocals (4)
Patrick Moraz: all instruments except bass (4), backing vocals (4), programming (4)
Bunny Brunel: bass (4)
Zia Mohyeddin: spoken word (5)
Zoe Viccaji: vocals (5)
Nafees Ahmad Khan: sitar, backing vocals (5)
Pranjal Borah: flute (5, 9)
Sanjay Hazarika: keys (5, 9, 19)
Colin Andrews: spoken word (6)
Tiokasin Ghosthorse: Native American flute, spoken word (6)
Krista Wallhagen: spoken word (6)
Lisa Sniderman: spoken word, vocals (7)
Trevor Sewell: guitar (7), electric guitar (45), bass (7), keys (7), drums (7)
Vicki Kiely: spoken word (8)
Janis Ian: spoken word (9)
Shreemoyee Bordoloi: backing vocals (9)
Nilakshi Borah Saikia: backing vocals (9)
Parijat Phukan: backing vocals (9)
Todd Boston: sarod, guitar (9)
Marilyn McPhie: spoken word (10)
Enrico Lopez-Yañez: synth (10)
Yochanan Sebastian Winston: sax (10)
Nonhlanla Wanda: vocals (11)
Rocio Marron: violin (11)
Pillani Ngidi: bass (11)
Mark Beecher: drums (11)
Lillias White: vocals (12)
Timothy Graphenreed: piano (12)
Ron Aprea: sax (12)
Kenya Autie: spoken word (Spanish) (13)
Alex Mitnick: spoken word (13)
Catherine Marie Charlton: piano (13)
Lois Bliss Herbine: flute (13)
Ilse Geveart: spoken word (14)
Jeeja Ghosh: spoken word (14)
Stephen Melillo: music (14)
Jody Quine: spoken word (15)
D. Edward: spoken word (15)
Wouter Kellerman: music (15)
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu: spoken word (16)
Fiona Joy: piano (16)
Tony Levin: NS bass (16)
Marc Shulman: electric guitar (16)
Amy Otey: spoken word (17)
Alex Otey: music (17)
Dyana Williams: spoken word (18)
Bill Jolly: music (18)
Kathy Sanborn: lead & backing vocals (19)
Bill Caterini: backing vocals (19)
Tim Gleeson: electric guitar (19), guitar (44), keys (44), percussion (44), backing vocals (19)
Kevin Mackie: bass (19)
Rave Tesar: piano (19, 35)
Tim Farrell: acoustic & electric guitar, ukulele (19)
Frank Pagano: drums (19)
Janice Kephart: spoken word (20)
Ken Eros: music (20)
April Theriault: music (20)
Brian Sargent: spoken word (21)
Dr Louis Anthony Delise: music (21)
Aaron Ableman: vocals, keys (22)
Kevin Lucas: marimba, percussion (22)
Martin Barre: spoken word (23)
Guy Eckstine: drums, percussion, keys (23)
Evan Marks: guitar, mandolin, bass, keys (23)
Mark Lessman: flute (23)
Grant Maloy Smith: guitar, vocals (24)
Bill Wittmann: bass (24)
Tommy Mandel: Wurlitzer, Mellotron (24)
Lorenza Ponce: violin (24)
Gareth Laffely: Native American flute, rainstick (24)
Rev Cindy Paulos: spoken word (25)
Shakila Mohseni: spoken word (Persian/English) (25)
Art Tawanghar: music (25)
David Ivory: music (25)
EJ Ouellette: violin (25)
Pablo Batista: drums (25)
Nona Brown: spoken word, vocals (26)
Natalie Jean: backing vocals (26)
Lore Constantine: flute (26)
Maura Sweeney: spoken word (27)
Ricky Kej: music (27)
Mia Moravis: spoken word (28)
Anne Roos: Celtic harp (28)
Jordan Buetow: whistle (28)
Matt Garcia: percussion, singing bowl (28)
John Hintze: celesta (28)
Malcolm Lee: bass (28)
Bethel Meton: hammered dulcimer (28)
Scott Melton: guitar (28)
Keely Rendle: violin (28)
Jacqueline Piazza: spoken word (29)
Marlow Rosado: piano (29)
Luis Rodriguez: bass (29)
Ivan Odio: trumpet (29)
Arianna Rosado: programming (29)
Bivianna Rosado: programming (29)
Austin McPhee: vocals (30)
Ruslan Sirota: music (30)
Ben Gundersheimer: spoken word, guitar, instruments (31)
Whitney Payton: spoken word (32)
Charlie Leeder: spoken word (32)
Guy Djoken: spoken word (33)
Oscar Autie: music (33), percussion (45)
Ryan Cole: spoken word (34)
Aurélia-Jennifer Zulli: music (34)
Mürsel Işık: spoken word (35)
Menekşe Işık: spoken word (Turkish) (35)
F. Alex Johnson: spoken word, guitar (36)
Paul Marturano: piano, keys (36)
Mike Greenly: spoken word (37)
Paul Avgerinos: music (37)
Jann Klose: vocals, acoustic guitar (38)
Rob Mitzner: drums (38)
Chris Marolf: bass (38)
Lars Potteiger: keys (38)
Florian Ophale: electric guitar (38)
Bobby Susser: spoken word (39)
Laura Sullivan: piano (39)
Baruch Friedland: spoken word (40)
Matthew Shell:  (40)
Arun Shenoy:  (40)
Ian Cameron: violin (40)
Teo Lee: bass (40)
Vahagn Stepanyan: piano, keys (40)
Sebastian Wyrobisch: drums (40)
Jonathan Wesley: keys (40)
Tim Battersby: guitar, bass (41)
Laura Battersby: spoken word (41)
John Wetton: spoken word (42)
Geoffrey Downes: keys (42)
Jon Kirkman: spoken word (43)
Rashid Lanie: music, programming (43)
Kathy Sledge: spoken word (44, 45), vocals (44)
Linda Chorney: acoustic guitar, vocals (45)
Amie Penwell: spoken word (45)
Anaya Kunt: spoken word (45)
Anne Corbin: spoken word (45)
Athena Rochonchou: spoken word (45)
Cecil Parker: spoken word (45)
Charlene Chamberlain: spoken word (45)
Chris Capozza: spoken word (45)
Christina Gaudet: spoken word (45)
Cory Cruise: spoken word (45)
Denny Bridges: spoken word (45)
Dr Dragos Bratasanu: spoken word (45)
E Mike Vasilomanolakis: spoken word (45)
Elaine Romanelli: spoken word (45)
Elisabeth Vallhagen: spoken word (45)
Åke Vallhagen: spoken word (45)
Frank Cisco: spoken word (45)
Heather Caton: spoken word (45)
John Ellison: spoken word (45)
Johnathan Sprout: spoken word (45)
Judy Pancoast: spoken word (45)
Kurt Michaels: spoken word (45)
Laurie Larsen: spoken word (45)
Lori Citro: spoken word (45)
Marissa Hacker: spoken word (45)
Matthew Murray: spoken word (45)
Paul Silveira: spoken word (45)
Phoebe Legere: spoken word (45)
Stef Mariani: spoken word (45)
Steve Elci: spoken word (45)
Susana Bastarrica: spoken word (45)
Ute Linhart: spoken word (45)
Yocontalie Jackson: spoken word (45)
Zohreh Rezazadeh: spoken word (45)
Jeff Oster: horns (45)
David Sands: bass (45)
Peter Booras: drums (45)
Kiki Ebson: organ, piano (45)
Andy Burton: clav (45)
MJ Lee: violin (45)

From The First United Methodist Church (1, 10):
Soprano soloist: Emilia Lopez-Yañez (1, 10)
Sopranos: Kara Colling (1, 10), Jennifer Hawkins (1, 10), Jilliam Javate (1), Byung Kang (1), Jennifer Kennedy (1, 10), Jennifer Manzke (1), Emily McCaslin (1, 10), Zella Norwood (1, 10), Ellyanna Rasmussen (1), Kay Guy (10), Jillian Mullin (10), Christine Thompson (10)
Altos: Linda Dollins (1, 10), Elisabeth Hartig Lentulo (1, 10), Julie Lorson (1, 10), Suzanne Parlett (1, 10), Jennifer Rasmussen (1, 10), Jaqueline Storc (1), Betsy deBos (10), Wendy Sweet (10)
Tenors: David Dollins (1, 10), William Olzanicky (1, 10), Bill Schwartz (1, 10), John Weber (1), Jose L Guerrero (10), Benjamin Peck (10)
Basses: Paul Lorson (1, 10), Gabe Rasmussen (1), Lars Rasmussen (1), Jon L Wilder (1, 10), Michael Wilder (1, 10), Andrew Sweet (10), Brian Tillotson (10)
Ruth Weber: choir director (1)

Producers: K Mackie/Wallhagen/Sarmah
Engineered & mastered by Sarmah
Graphics & art: Wallhagen

Produced by Sarmah (1, 5, 9, 11, 26), Lennon/Ransom (3), Sharif Awan (5), Katz (11), EB Sherman/Joshua A Sherman (12), Will Ackerman/Tom Eaton/James Englund (16), Eros (20), Eckstine/Marks (23), Smith (24), Erwilian (28), James Frazee/Klose (38), Wetton/Downes (42), Sledge/Gleeson (44), Chorney (45)
Engineered by Park (2), Moraz (4), Pascal Danon (4), Jean Ristori (4), Sewell (7), Ben Arrindell (12), Eaton (16), Alex Otey (17), Eros (20), Max Sornik (24), Frazee (38), Shell/Conrad Osipowicz/Alexander Brusencev (40)
Recorded by Samrah (1, 5, 9), Aaron Holmberg (1), Bubba Jones (1), Dan Abernathy (1, 10), Tesar (4, 19, 35), Hasan Mehmud (5), Ankur Pathak (5, 9), Sargent (6, 21, 36), Park (6), Gordon Hammond (9), Greg Brady (11), Sherman/Sherman (12), Drew Taurisano (13), O Autie (13, 26, 33, 45), Charlton (13), Alex Otey (17), Jolly (18), Gleeson (19, 44), Pat Robinson (19, 29, 32), Ivory (25), Buetow/Shirley Lee (28), Michael Eardley (28), M Rosado (29), Gundersheimer (31), Ali "A MAC" McGuire (32), Jim Cravero (33, 44), Hasan Bitmez (35), Sal Cascio (37), Avgerinos (37), Lou Gimenez (39), T Battersby (41), Wetton/Downes (42), Alan Fennah (43), Tony Johnson (43), Lanie (43)
Assistant studio engineers: Pathak (1), Sanjay Hazarika (1), Debojit Dutta (1), Jonathan Wright (12)
Edited by Samrah (1, 2, 5-11, 13-9, 21-3, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31-7, 39, 40, 43, 45), Hazarika (19), Tesar (19)
Mixed by Samrah (1, 2, 5-11, 13-9, 21-3, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31-7, 39, 40, 43, 45), Moraz (4), Danon (4), Park (6), Eaton (16), Eros (20), Craig Schumacher (45)
Cultural consultant: Teresa Billy (24)
USFUCA President: Djoken
USFUCA Secretary General: Caton


Tracks:
CD1:
1. Dan Aykroyd, Rupam Sarmah, Alan White, Alex Kariotis & Ruth Weber: "Enlighten Your Soul" [mus: Sarmah, lyr: Laurie Ziel] (5:52)
2. Cindi Griffin & Lonnie Park: "All Around the World at One Time" [mus: Park, lyr: Georgia Lucking-Germond] (2:39)
3. Julian Lennon: Saltwater (Reggae Version)" [Lennon/Mark Spiro/Leslie Spiro] (5:17)
4. Annie Haslam, Patrick Moraz & Bunny Brunel: "Keep the Children Alive" [Moraz] (2:34)
5. Zia Mohyeddin, Zoe Viccaji & Rupam Sarmah: "Story of Gulsher" [mus: Arshad Mehmud/Sarmah, lyr: Harris Khalique] (3:57)
6. Colin Andrews, Lonnie Park, Tiokasin Ghosthorse & Krista Wallhagen: "Lost in the Digital Age" [mus: Park, Native American flute composed by Ghosthorse, lyr: Andrews/Wallhagen] (4:53)
7. Lisa Sniderman & Trevor Sewell: "Blue Gold" [mus: Sewell, lyr: Sniderman] (3:05)
8. Vicki Kiely & Rupam Sarmah: "Tragedy at the Cove" [mus: Sarmah, lyr: Kiely] (3:55)
9. Janis Ian & Rupam Sarmah: "The Song Unsung" [mus: Sarmah, lyr: Rabindranath Tagore] (4:07)
10. Marilyn McPhie, Emilia Lopez-Ynez & Ruth Weber: "Through Love" [Weber] (2:20)
11. Sharon Katz, Rupam Sarmah & Nonhlanla Wanda: "Mandela Meets Gandhi" [Katz/Sarmah, additional lyr: Wanda] (6:04)
12. Lillias White, Timothy Graphenreed & Ron Aprea: "A Child's Dream Will Light the Way (Gospel Rendition)" [mus: Gail C Bluestone, lyr: Eileen Bluestone Sherman] (3:39)
13. Kenya Autie, Alex Mitnick, Catherine Marie Charlton & Lois Bliss Herbine: "I Cried" [mus: Charlton, lyr: Karelleyn Brae Wade] (3:02)
14. Ilse Geveart, Jeeja Ghosh & Stephen Melillo: "Disfigured" [mus: Melillo, lyr: Ghosh] (3:05)
15. Jody Quine, D. Edward & Wouter Kellerman: "All of Us" [mus: Kellerman, lyr: Amie Penwell] (2:47)
16. Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, Fiona Joy & Tony Levin: "Our Planet Earth" [mus: Joy, lyr: Prunariu] (4:44)
17. Amy Otey & Alex Otey: "Acute Witness" [mus: Alex Otey, lyr: Ron Arrietta] (3:20)
18. Dyana Williams & Bill Jolly: "Ode to Tomorrow and Today" [mus: Jolly, lyr: Williams] (3:10)
19. Kathy Sanborn, Bill Caterini, Tim Gleeson & Kevin Mackie: "Count on You" [K Mackie/Wallhagen/Farrell/Liz Collins] (3:33)

CD2:
20. Janice Kephart, Ken Eros & April Theriault: "Curious Girl" [mus: Eros/Theriault, lyr: Kephart] (2:23)
21. Brian Sargent & Dr. Louis Anthony Delise: "Hand in Hand Beyond Cultures" [mus: Delise, lyr: Tetsuo Kubo/KUFS WWBC members] (2:01)
22. Aaron Ableman & Kevin Lucas: "Forest Nation" [lyr: Ableman] (2:37)
23. Martin Barre, Guy Eckstine & Evan Marks: "Answer the Call" [mus: Eckstine/Marks, lyr: Annie Leighton/K Mackie/Susan Levin/Wallhagen] (2:42)
24. Grant Maloy Smith: "Isht a Lhampko" [Smith] (4:17)
25. Cindy Paulos, Shakila Mohseni, Art Tawanghar, David Ivory & EJ Ouellette: "Dove of Peace" [mus: Tawanghar, lyr: Paulos/Mohseni] (5:05)
26. Nona Brown & Rupam Sarmah (feat. Natalie Jean): "Peace Is" [mus: Sarmah, lyr: Orlin Ruwe] (3:22)
27. Maura Sweeney & Ricky Kej: "Unlocking the World's Heart" [mus: Kej, lyr: Chris Kaiser] (1:59)
28. Mia Moravis, Anne Roos & Erwilian: "As Long as We Believe" [mus: Erwilian/trad., lyr: Moravis] (2:48)
29. Jacqueline Piazza & Marlow Rosado: "Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds" [mus: Rosado, lyr: Piazza] (1:41)
30. Austin McPhee & Ruslan Sirota: "Madiba" [mus: Sirota/Yan Perchuk, lyr: Krysta Youngs] (4:15)
31. Ben Gundersheimer: "Unfinished Masterpiece" [mus: Gundersheimer, lyr: Paul K Chappell] (1:56).
32. Whitney Payton, Charlie Leeder & Rupam Sarmah: "Humanity" [mus: Sarmah, lyr: Arlynn Mackie] (2:16)
33. Guy Djoken & Oscar Autie: "Kids in War" [mus: O Autie, lyr: Djoken] (1:05)
34. Ryan Cole & Aurélia-Jennifer Zulli: "Love, Peace and Death" [mus: Zulli, lyr: Cole] (1:25)
35. Mursel Isik, Menekse Isik & Rave Tesar: "Forever Lonely" [mus: Tesar, lyr: Laurie Ziel] (1:05)
36. F. Alex Johnson & Paul Marturano: "A Dream of Peace" [mus: FA Johnson, lyr: Prof Ed McCarthy/Renee Ruwe] (2:09)
37. Mike Greenly & Paul Avgerinos: "What Difference?" [mus: Avgerinos, lyr: Greenly] (2:03)
38. Jann Klose: "Make It Better" [Klose] (3:39)
39. Bobby Susser & Laura Sullivan: "Hope is in the Air" [mus: Sullivan, lyr: Susser] (1:41)
40. Baruch Friedland, Matthew Shell & Arun Shenoy: "All I Wish is for a Piece of Peace" [mus: Shell/Shenoy, lyr: Jill Damti Feingold] (3:04)
41. Tim Battersby & Laura Battersby: "World Peace" [ lyr: The BatDuo] (2:39)
42. John Wetton & Geoffrey Downes: "The Wake Behind" [mus: Wetton/Downes, lyr: Wallhagen] (2:47)
43. Jon Kirkman & Rashid Lanie: "Colors in the Sky" [mus: Lanie, lyr: Kristin Laing] (2:01)
44. Kathy Sledge: "Seizing the Day" [Sledge/Gleeson] (3:33)
45. Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Sledge, Linda Chorney, Rupam Sarmah & various artists: "Voices for Peace" [Chorney] (5:10)


Arranged by Sarmah (1, 9), Park (6), Lopez-Yañez (10), Graphenreed (12), Smith (24), Erwilian (28), Rosado (29), Shell/Shenoy/Wesley (40)
Choral arrangements by Weber (1)
Backing vocal arrangements by Gleeson (19)
String arrangements by Wesley (40)


Notes: An album of spoken word and music to promote world peace by Action Moves People United in collaboration with the US Federation for UNESCO Centers and Associations (USFUCA), with all profits to benefit UNESCO-USFUCA. The project was launched as part of the Nelson Mandela Day celebrations and the album was released 21 Sep 2016. Producer Wallhagen is a longtime Yes fan. Note also Paul Silveira, former Yes manager, as one of many voices on (45), and journalist Jon Kirkman, who has often worked with Yes, on (43). Others involved include the actor Dan Aykroyd, boxer Ray Mercer, basketball player DJ Mbenga and cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu.

(26) is based on the poem "Peace is" by Orlyn Ruwe. (36) is based on the poem "A Dream of Peace" by Renee Ruwe (Orlyn's granddaughter) and Ed McCarthy.

The album made #8 in the US Compilations chart. (HP, 26 Dec 16)

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