• Source: Ethnicity (album)

      • Ethnicity is the eleventh studio album by Yanni, released on February 11, 2003 by Virgin Records. It peaked at #27 on Billboard's "Top Internet Albums" chart and at #27 on the "Billboard 200" chart in 2003. It also peaked at #1 on the "Top New Age Albums" chart in 2004.


      Background


      Ethnicity features greater use of vocals, percussion, and exotic rhythms, which were influenced by Yanni's period of travel during his hiatus between 1998 and 2000. As Yanni is unable to read music, he wrote and recorded demos of the album's tracks at his home studio in Florida, after which he employed transcribers and copyists to write the individual parts for the session musicians.


      Reception



      Backroads Music/Heartbeats wrote that the album was musically quite diverse, stating that "Though Yanni is widely known as one of the most popular purveyors of New-age music, there's actually quite a bit going on here."


      Track listing




      Personnel


      Music

      All music composed and arranged by Yanni. (except "Jivaeri")
      Pedro Eustache – Flutes, World Reeds, Duduk, Argul, Uilleann pipes, Chanter, and Saxophone.
      Karen Briggs – Violin
      Vocals

      Alfreda Gerald (also lead vocals on "The Promise", "Tribal Dream", and "Never Too Late")
      Michelle Amato (also lead vocals on "For All Seasons", "Almost a Whisper", and "Jivaeri")
      Yanni (also lead vocals on "Never Too Late")
      Noelani Brock (also lead vocals on "Written on the Wind")
      Regina Acuna-Williams
      Peter Lehman
      Randy Nichols
      Suzy Park
      Kurt von Schmittou
      Lyrics

      Lyrics for "The Promise" and "Almost a Whisper" by Pamela McNeill.
      Production

      Engineered and mixed by Yanni at his private studios.
      Assistant engineer: Anthony Stabile
      Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California.
      Recorded and mixed on a Soundtracs DPC-II Digital Console
      All piano tracks were recorded on a Yamaha CFIII 5, 9' Concert Grand


      The Ethnicity concert tour




      = Set List

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      = Featured tour musicians

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      = Tour Production

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      Personal Management: Danny O'Donovan, Danny O'Donovan Entertainment Group
      Business management: Seven Eight, Inc., Tom Paske, George Veras, Diane Kramer, Anda Allenson, Richard Allenson
      Tour & production manager: Michael Weiss
      Production supervisor: Anthony Stabile
      Personal assistant to Yanni: Don Bath
      Road manager: Craig Yun
      Stage manager: Richard Bray
      Production coordinator: Kathleen Kronauer
      Tour accountant: Richard Allenson
      Tour security: Jason Temke
      Lighting director: Bud Horowitz
      Yanni's wardrobe designed by Nolan Miller
      Costume design/wardrobe: Jennifer Jacobs, Thomas Wells


      = Tour dates

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      Certifications and sales




      References




      External links


      Official Website
      Ethnicity at AllMusic

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