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MADE BY HUMAN HANDS
To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we released this ‘greatest hits’ album featuring a selection of tracks drawn from 40 years of touring shows and BBC Radio live broadcasts and recordings, remastered for the dance floor!
It was widely and enthusiastically reviewed: "a juggernaut of joy” (Jane Cornwell, Jazzwise); “the most surprising album so far this year” (Dave Gelly, The Observer); and “upbeat and uptempo, a joy from start to finish!” (Chris May, All About Jazz)
Powerfully upbeat song featuring the soulful voices of Gail Ann Dorsey and Alison Limerick alongside Ken Johnson on steel pans. From our debut album, The Song Of Many Tongues.
Over a samba reggae beat punctuated by Tony Haynes’s distinctive brass arrangements, Jonathan André sings lyrics of defiance and rebellionby Caribbean poet Valerie Bloom .
Joyous, brass-powered celebration of metropolitan life from our debut album, The Song Of Many Tongues. Vocals by Gail Ann Dorsey and Alison Limerick.. tenor sax solo Courtney Pine
“A juggernaut of joy, a grab bag that contains everything from jazz, blues and Indian ragas, to reggae, salsa and samba. GUO makes tunes that feel timeless and this dance oriented gem is a case in poin”
Call and response chants propelled by the charismatic Ghanaian percussionist and singer, Sarah Laryea. Taken from our 1989 album, Freedom Calls.
Hypnotic brass riffs join forces with the mesmerising voice and hypnotic kora of Sadjo Djolo Koiate. Featured on our 1997 album, The Rhythm Of Tides.
Hooky salsa number written by and featuring the voice and cuatro of Chilean musician/actor Vladimir Vega, From our 2022 album, Around The World In 80 Minutes.
“With its unlikely combination of global influences and big-band jazz, ‘Made by Human Hands’ celebrates Grand Union’s 40 years of cross-cultural music-making. The variety is endless…the most surprising album I have heard so far this year ”
Bangladeshi singer Akash Sultan accompanied by Louise Elliott on flute, underpinned by Yousuf Ali Khan’s driving tablas, is Featured on our 2002 album, Now Comes The Dragon’s Hour.
With lyrics by Valerie Bloom and music by Tony Haynes, Ken Johnson’s steel pans give this number. performed by Sarah Laryea a Caribbean. From our 1989 album, Freedom Calls.
Yoruba chants from our live show Undream’d Shores recorded at the Hackney Empire.Theatre in 2014, led by West African singer/drummet Jonathan André.
Massed horns battle Gerry Hunt’s heavy rock guitar solo, leading into the bluesy the lyrical voices of Davina Wright, Lucy Rahman and Akash Sultan. From our 2011 album, If Paradise.
“The album touches down in Jamaica, Trinidad, Ghana, Guinea, Cuba, Puerto Rico, India, Brazil, Turkey, China, Bengal, Portugal and its hometown, London. The sixteen tracks are all upbeat and up-tempo. Perfect party music and a joy from start to finish”