Tribute (Yanni album)
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| Live album and Concert film by Yanni | ||||
| Released | November 4, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | March – May 1997 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental | |||
| Length | 67:13 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Yanni | |||
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Tribute DVD cover
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Tribute is the third live album by Yanni, recorded live at the Taj Mahal, India and the Forbidden City, Beijing, China from March to May 1997. The album peaked at No. 1 on "Billboard's "Top New Age Album" chart and at No. 21 on the "Billboard 200" chart in the same year. The corresponding concert tour in 1998 was the Tribute World Tour 1998.
Tribute pays musical homage to India on several songs; Greek-born composer and keyboardist Yanni describes the album as a tribute to the builders of the Taj and the Forbidden City, as well as to the people of India and China. Yanni's ethereal keyboard work is backed by orchestra, vocalists, a choir, and various world instruments including didgeridoo, duduk, charango, and bamboo saxophone.
Yanni hired Armen Anassian as Conductor "on faith" --- as he had never watched him conduct an orchestra. "That's how Yanni does many things," Anassian said in a 1998 interview with the Toledo Blade. Anassian concedes that he had some doubts about the artist's plans to perform at India's Taj Mahal and China's Forbidden City, for Tribute. "To be honest, a few years ago when he was talking about it, the idea was so amazing. I myself was very skeptical, understandably so. But the truth is, it happened. We did it." Anassian said the Tribute video looks great but watching it on film cannot compare to actually being at the Taj Mahal and Forbidden City concerts. "It doesn't feel the same. It doesn't smell the same," he said with a laugh. "It's hard to put it in a nutshell. It was a life-changing experience."
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