Au nord de notre vie
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Au nord de notre vie is an album by CANO
, released in 1977.
Au Nord de Notre Vie was Cano's second album and last with Andre. The 1980 NFB of Canada documentary "Cano - notes sur une expérience collective" documents the recording
of this album and highlites each member in the studio.
CANO
CANO were a Canadian progressive rock band in the 1970s and 1980s. They were the most popular and internationally successful musical group in Franco-Ontarian history.-Origins:...
, released in 1977.
Au Nord de Notre Vie was Cano's second album and last with Andre. The 1980 NFB of Canada documentary "Cano - notes sur une expérience collective" documents the recording
of this album and highlites each member in the studio.
Track listing
- "Che-Zeebe" (3:33) - (Rachel PaiementRachel PaiementRachel Paiement is a Canadian musician and songwriter. She is best known as a former member, singer and songwriter for the franco-ontarian band CANO in the 1970s...
, Marcel AymarMarcel AymarMarcel Aymar is a franco-ontarian singer originally from Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia. He moved to Sudbury, Ontario in 1972 as a teen and was involved in the popular franco-ontarian group CANO, playing guitar...
) - "Automne" (4:37) - (Aymar)
- "À la poursuite du nord (Suite)" (10:55)
(a) "Au nord de notre vie" - (Robert DicksonRobert Dickson (writer)Robert Dickson was a Canadian poet, translator and academic.Dickson formerly worked as a professor for le Département d'études françaises et de traduction at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario...
, Michel Kendel, André PaiementAndré PaiementAndré Paiement was a Canadian playwright and musician. He was one of the most prominent Franco-Ontarian artists, playing a key role in developing many of the cultural institutions of the community....
, R. Paiement)
(b) "En mouvement" - (Dickson, Kendel, A. Paiement, R. Paiement)
(c) "Viens suivre" - (Dickson, David Burt) - "La Première fois" (4:41) - (A. Paiement)
- "Mon pays" (12:10) - (A. Paiement, Burt, Kendel, John Doerr, Wasyl Kohut)
- "Frère Jacques" (3:22) - (trad. arr. Burt)
- "Spirit of the North" (5:59) - (Kohut)
Personnel
- Marcel AymarMarcel AymarMarcel Aymar is a franco-ontarian singer originally from Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia. He moved to Sudbury, Ontario in 1972 as a teen and was involved in the popular franco-ontarian group CANO, playing guitar...
- vocals, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, percussion - David C. Burt - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocals - Michel Dasti - percussion
- John Doerr - electric bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones... - Michel Kendel - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, vocals - Wasyl Kohut - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
s - Rachel PaiementRachel PaiementRachel Paiement is a Canadian musician and songwriter. She is best known as a former member, singer and songwriter for the franco-ontarian band CANO in the 1970s...
- vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion - André PaiementAndré PaiementAndré Paiement was a Canadian playwright and musician. He was one of the most prominent Franco-Ontarian artists, playing a key role in developing many of the cultural institutions of the community....
vocals, acoustic guitar, electric bass, percussion - Kim Deschamps - dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
- Monique Paiement - fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, vocals - Matt Zimbel - percussion
- Alison Reynolds - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Rick Francis - guitar
- Don Oriolo - producer
- Ed StasiumEd StasiumEd Stasium is an American record producer and engineer who has worked on albums by The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Smithereens and Living Colour.- History :Stasium first surfaced in 1970 fronting the band Brandywine, appearing on their sole LP Aged....
- recording engineer