Sometime in 1991 I found myself in Surreal World – picture postcard English countryside, and a labyrinth of recording set-ups, with every nation’s musical seer about to record some unlikely piece with more unlikely people. I remember Marie Boine Persen‘s unearthly voice, Hassan Hakmoun‘s athletic Gnawa trance, Joji Hirota‘s balletic drumming, and a moment where I was expected to sing in the company of some world-class singers – it’s never been my strong point! Recording Week was a dizzying entrance to a Real World that has been a part of my life ever since – always encouraging, and always driven by the will to create something exceptional.
