スウェーデンのニッケルハルパという民族楽器(キーのついたバイオリン)を弾くヨハン・ヘディンのソロアルバム”Angel Archipelago”に収録されている”staden”という曲を気に入って、詞を書かせてもらった。オリジナルタイトルは「都市」という意味。初めて来日したときに会って以来、彼とは「何か一緒にやろう」とメールで連絡を取り合っていたのが、こういう形でも実現した。彼は、自分のインストの曲に歌が乗り、アフリカン・パーカッションの聴ける曲に変身したことをとても喜んでくれている。

On Johan Hedin’s solo album “Angel Archipelago”, there is a song “staden” which I really liked. Johan plays a Swedish folk instrument called the nyckelharpa (key fiddle), and he let me write some lyrics for this song. The original title means ‘city’. We had been saying by e-mail that we wanted to do something together since we met when he first came to Tokyo and this was how it came to be. He is pleased that his once instrumental song has now got lyrics and African percussion.

Music by Johan Hedin lyrics by ayako arranged by Taka (TAMTAM)
Co-produced by Taka & HaLo recorded at Duke Joint Studio Tokyo Japan October & December 2000
Recorded by Satoru Fujii overdubbing at Livingston Studios & Sound Suite Studio London UK November 2000 Overdubbing engineered by Satoru Fujii and Richard Preston
Assisted by Nick Coplowe (Livingston Studios)
Danny Thompson: double bass
Alan Clark : hammond organ
Maria Kalaniemi : accordion
Kate St. John : oboe
Assane Diabaye : sabar
Samba Diabaye : sabar
Hideyuki “Kegani” Nozawa : wind chime
Mari : glockenspiel, balafon
Taka : acoustic guitar