| Calling All Dawns | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Christopher Tin | |
| Released | 1 October 2009 |
| Genre | World |
| Length | 46 minutes |
Calling All Dawns is a classical crossover album by Christopher Tin released in 2009. The album won two Grammys at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover Album and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the song, "Baba Yetu". The win marks the first time in history that a Grammy has been awarded to a composition written for a video game.
The album is a song-cycle in three uninterrupted movements: day, night, and dawn (corresponding to life, death, and rebirth).
The twelve songs are sung in twelve languages, ranging from Swahili to Polish, from French to Persian to Maori. The lyrics are taken from diverse sources, including the Torah, the Bhagavad Gita, ancient Persian and Japanese poetry, and lyrics by contemporary writers. Vocal traditions include African choral music, opera, medieval chant, Irish keening, and more.
| No. | Title | Language | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baba Yetu (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir)" | Swahili (Kiswahili) | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Mado Kara Mieru (feat. Lia, Aoi Tada, Kaori Omura)" | Japanese | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Dao Zai Fan Ye (feat. Jia Ruhan)" | Mandarin (Chinese) | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Se É Pra Vir Que Venha (feat. Dulce Pontes)" | Portuguese | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Rassemblons-Nous" | French | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Lux Aeterna" | Latin | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Caoineadh (feat. Anonymous 4)" | Gaeilge (Irish) | 5:44 |
| 8. | "Hymn Do Trojcy Swietej (feat. Frederica von Stade)" | Polish | 6:48 |
| 9. | "Hayom Kadosh" | Hebrew | 1:45 |
| 10. | "Hamsafar (feat. Sussan Deyhim)" | Persian (Farsi) | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Sukla-Krsne" | Sanskrit | 2:01 |
| 12. | "Kia Hora Te Marino" | Maori | 3:18 |