KASHMIR: Led Zeppelin Tribute for Hope & Unity 🎶

During this period of enforced confinement and isolation I asked myself what song could possibly give us the positive energy to open new horizons together. Kashmir from Led Zeppelin came to me in a flash, its grandeur, its mantra, a spiritual journey that inspires images of big skies and open spaces. We can't justify a voyage to Kashmir alone …. We need great musicians, exceptional in both technical and human terms. 27 musicians from different horizons rose to the challenge with both generosity and passion. Through the strength and conviction of their performances you can sense not only the frustration felt from being deprived of the right to play live on stage but also the intensity and joy of sharing music together.
I offer you all my profound gratitude :
Herve Koster : drums
Hadrien Feraud: bass
Johan Dalgaard : keyboards
Julien Tekeyan : percussions
Greg Zlap : harmonica
Olivier Louvel : saz
Gaël Benyamin : rhodes
Amandine Bourgeois : backing vocals
Jessie Lee Houllier : backing vocals
Erica Simeone: backing vocals
Gus G : guitar
Richard Daudé : guitar
Youri De Groote: guitar
Jean-Michel Kajdan : guitar
Yann Negrit : guitar
Nym Rhosilir : guitar
Frédéric Judge Fredd Consavela : guitar
Régis Savigny : slide guitar
Ludovic Egraz : guitar
Robin Saturax : guitar
Alexis Didier : guitar
Fred Chapellier : guitar
Fabrice Dutour : guitar
Julien Bitoun : guitar
Yoann Kempst : guitar
Swan Vaude : guitar
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Arranged & produced by Axel Bauer
Mixed by : Steven Forward
Vidéo editing : Erica Simeone

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Kashmir
Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face
And stars fill my dream
I'm a traveler of both time and space
To be where I have been
To sit with elders of the gentle race
This world has seldom seen
They talk of days for which they sit and wait
All will be revealed
Talk in song from tongues of lilting grace
Sounds caress my ear
And not a word I heard could I relate
The story was quite clear
Oh, baby, I been blind
Oh, yeah, mama, there ain't no denyin'
Oh, ooh yes, I been blind
Mama, mama, ain't no denyin', no denyin'
All I see turns to brown
As the sun burns the ground
And my eyes fill with sand
As I scan this wasted land
Try to find, try to find the way I feel
Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace
Like sorts inside a dream
Leave the path that led me to that place
Yellow desert stream
My shangri la beneath the summer moon
I will return again
As the dust that floats high in June
We're moving through Kashmir
Oh, father of the four winds fill my sails
Cross the sea of years
With no provision but an open face
Along the straits of fear
Oh, when I want, when I'm on my way, yeah
And my feet wear my fickle way to stay
Ooh, yeah yeah, oh, yeah yeah,
But I'm down oh, yeah yeah, oh, yeah
Yeah, but I'm down, so down
Ooh, my baby, oh, my baby
Let me take you there
Come on, oh let me take you there
Let me take you there

Lyrics: James Patrick (Jimmy) Page / John Bonham / Robert Anthony Plant

Artist : Led Zeppelin
Album : Physical Graffiti
Release : 1975



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