Tribute (Yanni album)
Tribute is the third live album by Yanni, recorded live at the Taj Mahal, India and the Forbidden City, Beijing, China from March to May 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album peaked at #1 on "Billboard's "Top New Age Album" chart and at #21 on the "Billboard 200" chart in the same year. The corresponding concert tour in 1998 was the Tribute World Tour 1998.
History
Tribute pays musical homage to India on several songs; Greek-born composer and keyboardist Yanni describes the album as a tribute to the builders of the Taj and the Forbidden City, as well as to the people of India and China. Yanni's ethereal keyboard work is backed by orchestra, vocalists, a choir, and various world instruments including didgeridoo, duduk, charango, and bamboo saxophone.
Yanni hired Armen Anassian as Conductor "on faith" --- as he had never watched him conduct an orchestra. "That's how Yanni does many things," Anassian said in a 1998 interview with the Toledo Blade. Anassian concedes that he had some doubts about the artist's plans to perform at India's Taj Mahal and China's Forbidden City, for Tribute. "To be honest, a few years ago when he was talking about it, the idea was so amazing. I myself was very skeptical, understandably so. But the truth is, it happened. We did it." Anassian said the Tribute video looks great but watching it on film cannot compare to actually being at the Taj Mahal and Forbidden City concerts. "It doesn't feel the same. It doesn't smell the same," he said with a laugh. "It's hard to put it in a nutshell. It was a life-changing experience."
Yanni
Yiannis Chryssomallis (Greek: Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης, Giánnis Chrysomállis; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer who has spent his adult life in the United States.
Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child, blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create predominantly instrumental works. Although this genre of music was not well suited for commercial pop radio and music television, Yanni received international recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos that were broadcast on public television. His breakthrough concert, Live at the Acropolis, yielded the second best-selling music video of all time. Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa, Russia's Kremlin, Puerto Rico's El Morro castle, Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos, Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage, India's Laxmi Vilas Palace, and the Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza.
Yanni (disambiguation)
Yanni (birth name Yiánnis Hryssomállis) is a Greek musician.
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See also
Podcasts:
Yanni
ALBUMS
- My Passion For México released: 2012
- Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico released: 2012
- Truth of Touch released: 2011
- Mexicanísimo released: 2010
- Voces released: 2009
- Collections released: 2008
- Yanni Live! The Concert Event released: 2006
- Ethnicity released: 2003
- Ultimate Yanni released: 2003
- Whispers in the Dark released: 2000
- Snowfall released: 2000
- The Very Best of Yanni released: 2000
- If I Could Tell You released: 2000
- Love Songs released: 1999
- Someday released: 1999
- Songs From the Heart released: 1999
- Winter Light released: 1999
- Steal the Sky released: 1999
- Sanctuary released: 1998
- Forbidden Dreams: The Encore Collection, Volume 2 released: 1998
- Enraptured: A Collection of Yanni Favorites released: 1997
- Nightbird: The Encore Collection released: 1997
- Tribute released: 1997
- Port of Mystery released: 1997
- In the Mirror released: 1997
- Devotion: The Best of Yanni released: 1997
- Ta Kalytera Toy No.2 released: 1995
- Heart of Midnight released: 1995
- A Collection of Romantic Themes released: 1994
- A Collection of Romantic Themes released: 1994
- Live at the Acropolis released: 1994
- I Love You Perfect released: 1993
- In My Time released: 1993
- Romantic Moments released: 1992
- Dare to Dream released: 1992
- In Celebration of Life released: 1991
- Reflections of Passion released: 1990
- Niki Nana released: 1989
- Chameleon Days released: 1988
- Out of Silence released: 1987
- Keys to Imagination released: 1986
- Optimystique released: 1984
- Voices released:
- My World in Music - The Collection released:
- Yanni - Greatist Hits, Volume 3 released:
- Yanni - Greatist Hits, Volume 2 released:
- Yanni - Greatist Hits, Volume 1 released:
- Enchantment: Music From the Heart released:
Voces
Released 2009- Ritual De Amor (Desire)
- Llama De Amor
- Y Te Vas
- Ni La Fuerza Del Destino
- Unico Amore (Enchantment)
- No Ha Dejado De Llover
- Quédate Conmigo
- Nei Tuoi Occhi (In the Mirror)
- Eterno Es Este Amor
- Volver
- Mi Todo Eres Tú (Until the Last Moment)
- Yanni & Arturo
- Viviré Por Ti
- En Silencio
- Que Te Vaya Bien
- Amare Di Nuovo (Adagio in C Minor)
- Volver a Creer
Heart of Midnight
Released 1995- Overture / Carol's Theme
- Welcome to Midnight
- Carol Through the Rooms
- 'Oh, Daddy' / Carol Sees Fletcher / Rathead on Ice
- Carol's Theme - Soft Interlude
- The Rape (Part I and II)
- Aftermath
- Carol Talk to Maria
- Sharpe #2 Dies / Carol's Nightmare
- Carol's Theme / Sadness of the Heart
- The Library of Porn
- The Cabinet Falls / Carol Out in the Street / Attic / Dinner and Downstairs in the Club
- The S&M; Room
- End Sequence: The Final Confrontation / Carol's Theme / Sister in Pain / Sonny's Death
- Finale / Carol's Theme
I Love You Perfect
Released 1993- Opening Credits: Theme to "I Love You Perfect"
- The Lovers Quarrel
- Allan Fired
- Chair Shower & Court Room Montage
- Setting the Horse Free
- The Lovers Make Up
- Clarinet Quintet KV 581: Allegretto (Camerata Academica Salzburg)
- "Marry Me!"
- "I'll Be By Your Side"
- Temper Tantrum
- "But I Have Some Good Days"
- Hospital Montage
- Christine Dies
- Ending Credits: Theme to "I Love You Perfect"
