Ethnicity (album)

Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Studio album by Yanni
Released	February 11, 2003
Studio	Yanni's home studio in Florida, US
Genre	World music, Contemporary instrumental
Length	57:51
Label	Virgin
Producer	Yanni
Yanni chronology

Ethnicity is the eleventh studio album by Yanni, released on February 11, 2003 by Virgin Records.^[1] It peaked at #27 on Billboard's "Top Internet Albums" chart and at #27 on the "Billboard 200" chart in 2003. It also peaked at #1 on the "Top New Age Albums" chart in 2004.^[2]

Background

Ethnicity features greater use of vocals, percussion, and exotic rhythms, which were influenced by Yanni's period of travel during his hiatus between 1998 and 2000. As Yanni is unable to read music, he wrote and recorded demos of the album's tracks at his home studio in Florida, after which he employed transcribers and copyists to write the individual parts for the session musicians.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	(?) ^[4]

Backroads Music/Heartbeats wrote that the album was musically quite diverse, stating that "Though Yanni is widely known as one of the most popular purveyors of New-age music, there's actually quite a bit going on here."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rites of Passage"	4:35
2.	"For All Seasons"	5:37
3.	"The Promise"	3:42
4.	"Rainmaker"	5:36
5.	"Written on the Wind"	3:57
6.	"Playing by Heart"	4:37
7.	"At First Sight"	5:14
8.	"Tribal Dream"	5:35
9.	"Almost a Whisper"	3:51
10.	"Never Too Late"	5:01
11.	"Playtime"	5:29
12.	"Jivaeri (Jiva-Eri)"	4:37

Personnel

Music

All music composed and arranged by Yanni. (except "Jivaeri")
Pedro Eustache – Flutes, World Reeds, Duduk, Argul, Uilleann pipes, Chanter, and Saxophone.
Karen Briggs – Violin

Vocals

Alfreda Gerald (also lead vocals on "The Promise", "Tribal Dream", and "Never Too Late")
Michelle Amato (also lead vocals on "For All Seasons", "Almost a Whisper", and "Jivaeri")
Yanni (also lead vocals on "Never Too Late")
Noelani Brock (also lead vocals on "Written on the Wind")
Regina Acuna-Williams
Peter Lehman
Randy Nichols
Suzy Park
Kurt von Schmittou

Lyrics

Lyrics for "The Promise" and "Almost a Whisper" by Pamela McNeill.

Production

Engineered and mixed by Yanni at his private studios.
Assistant engineer: Anthony Stabile
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California.
Recorded and mixed on a Soundtracs DPC-II Digital Console
All piano tracks were recorded on a Yamaha CFIII 5, 9' Concert Grand^[6]

The Ethnicity concert tour

Set List

"On Sacred Ground"
"Felitsa"
"Keys to Imagination"
"If I Could Tell You"
"Playtime"
"Enchantment"
"Rainmaker"
"The Promise"
"Within Attraction"
"Aria"

Intermission

"For All Seasons"
"Nightingale"

"Dance with a Stranger"
"Jivaeri"
"Never Too Late"
"Nostalgia"
"Marching Season"
"Acroyali/Standing in Motion"
"Niki Nana"
"World Dance"
"Reflections of Passion"
"Santorini"

Featured tour musicians

^[7]

Band

Charlie Adams: Drums
Michelle Amato: Vocalist
Alfreda Gerald: Vocalist
Karen Briggs: Violin
Victor Espinola: Harp
Pedro Eustache: Flute, Duduk, World WWs, Sop. Sax
Ric Fierabracci: Bass guitar
Ramon Flores: Trumpet
Ming Freeman: Keyboards
David Hudson: Didgeridoo
Bradley Joseph: Keyboards
Dan Landrum: Hammered Dulcimer
Armen Movsessian: Violin
Walter Rodriguez: Percussion
Samvel Yervinyan: Violin

Orchestra

Violins: Kristen Autry, Robert Berg, Erica Walczak
Violas: Eugene Mechtovich, Llona Geller
Celli: Alexander Zhiroff, Sarah O'Brien
Harp: April Aoki
Oboe: April Cap
French Horns: Jim Mattos, Kristin Morrison
Trumpets: Kerry Hughes
Trombones: Wendell Kelly
Orchestrator: Jeffrey Silverman

Tour Production

Personal Management: Danny O'Donovan, Danny O'Donovan Entertainment Group
Business management: Seven Eight, Inc., Tom Paske, George Veras, Diane Kramer, Anda Allenson, Richard Allenson
Tour & production manager: Michael Weiss
Production supervisor: Anthony Stabile
Personal assistant to Yanni: Don Bath
Road manager: Craig Yun
Stage manager: Richard Bray
Production coordinator: Kathleen Kronauer
Tour accountant: Richard Allenson
Tour security: Jason Temke
Lighting director: Bud Horowitz
Yanni's wardrobe designed by Nolan Miller
Costume design/wardrobe: Jennifer Jacobs, Thomas Wells

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
March 1, 2003	Las Vegas	United States	Mandalay Bay Events Center
March 3, 2003	Dallas		American Airlines Center
March 6, 2003	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
March 7, 2003	Sunrise		Office Depot Center
March 8, 2003	Orlando		Centroplex
March 9, 2003	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
March 11, 2003	Atlanta		Philips Arena
March 12, 2003	Nashville		Gaylord Entertainment Center
March 14, 2003	Dayton		Ervin J. Nutter Center
March 15, 2003	Buffalo		HSBC Arena
March 16, 2003	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
March 18, 2003	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse
March 20, 2003	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
March 21, 2003	Cleveland	United States	Gund Arena
March 22, 2003	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena
March 23, 2003	Cincinnati		U.S. Bank Arena
March 25, 2003	Moline		MARK of the Quad Cities
March 27, 2003	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
March 28, 2003	Chicago		United Center
March 29, 2003	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 30, 2003	State College		Bryce Jordan Center
April 1, 2003	Rochester		Blue Cross Arena
April 3, 2003	Boston		Fleet Center
April 4, 2003	Montreal	Canada	Molson Centre
April 5, 2003	Uncasville	United States	Mohegan Sun
April 6, 2003	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
April 8, 2003	Albany		Pepsi Arena
April 10, 2003	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
April 11, 2003	Washington, D.C.		MCI Center
April 12, 2003	Philadelphia		First Union Center
April 13, 2003	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 15, 2003	Richmond		Richmond Coliseum
April 16, 2003	Wilkes-Barre		First Union Arena
April 17, 2003	New York City		Madison Square Garden
April 25, 2003	Houston		Compaq Center
April 26, 2003	Bossier City		CenturyTel Center
April 27, 2003	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
April 29, 2003	Phoenix		Dodge Theater
April 30, 2003	Phoenix		Dodge Theater
May 2, 2003	San Diego		Cox Arena
May 3, 2003	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond
May 4, 2003	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
May 6, 2003	Fresno		Selland Arena
May 8, 2003	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
May 9, 2003	Oakland		The Arena in Oakland
May 10, 2003	San Jose		Compaq Center
May 11, 2003	Reno		Lawlor Events Center
May 13, 2003	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
May 15, 2003	Spokane		Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
May 16, 2003	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
May 17, 2003	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
May 18, 2003	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
May 21, 2003	Denver		Pepsi Center
May 22, 2003	Colorado Springs		World Arena
May 25, 2003	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Las Vegas
May 28, 2003	Ashwaubenon		Resch Center
May 29, 2003	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
May 30, 2003	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
May 31, 2003	Madison		Alliant Energy Center
June 1, 2003	St. Louis		Savvis Center
June 4, 2003	Miami		American Airlines Arena
North America
March 1, 2004	Albuquerque	United States	Tingley Coliseum
March 7, 2004	El Paso		Don Haskins Center
March 9, 2004	San Antonio		SBC Center
March 11, 2004	Oklahoma City		Ford Center
March 12, 2004	Valley Center		Kansas Coliseum
March 13, 2004	Omaha		Qwest Center Omaha
March 14, 2004	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
March 16, 2004	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
March 18, 2004	Champaign		Assembly Hall
March 19, 2004	Louisville		Freedom Hall
March 20, 2004	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
March 21, 2004	Raleigh		RBC Center
March 22, 2004	North Charleston		North Charleston Coliseum
March 24, 2004	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena
March 25, 2004	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
March 26, 2004	Tallahassee		Leon County Civic Center
March 27, 2004	Lakeland		Lakeland Center
March 28, 2004	Estero		TECO Arena
March 30, 2004	Columbia		Colonial Center
March 31, 2004	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
April 2, 2004	Bridgeport		Arena at Harbor Yard
April 3, 2004	Providence		Dunkin' Donuts Center
April 4, 2004	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
April 6, 2004	Syracuse		War Memorial at Oncenter
April 7, 2004	Reading		Sovereign Center
April 8, 2004	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States	—	324,000^[8]

References

External links

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