Les voiles de l'Amarante

Les voiles de l’Amarante
The Sails of the Amarante

Lyrics and music: Yoann Pesenti
Mixing: Mathieu Gaud (MG Recordings – Grenoble)
Mastering: François Fanelli (Sonics Mastering – Marseille)
Cover illustration: Frédéric Le Martelot
Album book illustrations: Olivier Renaud
Production: Association Pampa Scotch
Executive production, general coordination & photos: Moon Beausoleil
Making-of video recordings: Rémi Viviand
Proofreading: Carine Renaud (French), Karim Saïdi (Arabic) and Gergana Kusheva (Bulgarian)
Finishing touches: Yann Pégaz (drum parts)

Recorded at

Studio de la plaine – Grenoble, by Mathieu Gaud (drums, guitar, bass and voice-over)
Taurus Studio – Geneva, by Claude Lander (vocals Yoann)
Studio Scopitone – Paris (voice-over)
At Chastiau, Studio de la Rioule by Yoann Pesenti (everything else) with the help of Adrien Hage
And at Grau-du-Roi for the waves and the Mediterranean Sea

With the voices of:

Féodor Atkine: Amarante
Alexandre Gillet: Ascelin
Julie Pierron: Mina
Karim Saïdi Imaziren: Amazir
And Paul Vesin: Vitto

And guest musicians:

Cyrille Bonneau:
Duduk on Le Qibli and Carnet de voyages

Mercy Bourgeois:
Lyrical vocals on Le banc des mariées and Carnet de voyages

Claude Courtieu:
Accordion and backing vocals on Bouteilles de rhum and Carnet de voyages

Baptiste Lavaud:
Cello and backing vocals on Carnet de voyages

And Soazic Le Guisquet:
Harp on Les Voiles de l’Amarante, Chantevent and Carnet de voyages and backing vocals on Carnet de voyages

La Rioule des Compagnons du Monde:

Didier Anthoine:
U-Bass on Le banc des mariées and backing vocals

Louise Anthoine:
Lead vocals on Un navire à la mer and Le banc des mariées and backing vocals

Lucile Anthoine:
Lead vocals on Fille du vent and Le banc des mariées and backing vocals

Moon Beausoleil:
Backing vocals

Julie Bouchet:
Lead vocals on Chantevent, Al insania and Le banc des mariées, Irish whistles on Les voiles de l’Amarante, Un navire à la mer, Le Levant des mousses, Chantevent, Garamantes, Le Qibli, Les mains à la bourse, Bouteilles de rhum and Iztochen tantz, bells and backing vocals

Adrien Hage:
Irish bouzouki and backing vocals

Zoran Mirodatos:
Veuze, tarota, alto whistle on Les voiles de l’Amarante, low whistle on Un navire à la mer and Chantevent, and backing vocals

Yann Pégaz:
Drums

And Yoann Pesenti:
Lead vocals, hurdy-gurdy, flutes on Les voiles de l’Amarante, Al insania, Iztochen tantz, Le banc des mariées, Fille du vent and Carnet de voyages, violin, banjo, guitar, mandolin and tenor mandola, bass, jaw harps, keyboards, percussion (derboukas, daf, davuls, tambourines and kerkabous) and sound design.