sing me home

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
• GATEFOLD SLEEVE
• DELUXE PVC PROTECTION SLEEVE
• FEAT. GUEST APPEARANCES BY GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTISTS TOUMANI DIABATÉ, GREGORY PORTER, LISA FISCHER, BILL FRISELL AND MANY OTHERS

On Sing Me Home the renowned cello player Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble join forces again to explore the ever-changing idea of home through original and traditional folk tunes. Joining them is a remarkable cast of international performers consisting of Gregory Porter, Bill Frisell, Abigail Washburn, Rhiannon Giddens, Martin Hayes, Sarah Jarosz, and many more.

This sixth album is the group’s most personal recording yet with each track sounding like a beautiful and honest love note to a place. In the words of Yo-Yo Ma himself: “The music composed, arranged, and performed by Ensemble members and our friends on Sing Me Home is a tribute to how culture helps us all to meet, connect, and create something new.”

Track listing:

• Green (Vincent’s Tune) - featuring Roomful of Teeth
• O’Neill’s Cavalry March - featuring Martin Hayes
• Little Birdie - featuring Sarah Jarosz
• Ichichila - featuring Toumani Diabaté & Balla Kouyaté
• Sadila Jana - featuring Black Sea Hotel
• Shingashi Song - featuring Kaoru Watanabe
• Madhoushi - featuring Shujaat Khan
• Wedding - featuring Dima Orsho
• Going Home - featuring Abigail Washburn
• Cabaliño - featuring Roberto Comesaña, Anxo Pintos & Davide Salvado
• St. James Infirmary Blues - featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Michael Ward-Bergeman & Reylon Yount
• If You Shall Return... - featuring Bill Frisell
• Heart and Soul - featuring Lisa Fischer & Gregory Porter