Urban World Music (1996)

About this title: Urban World Music captures a revitalized and re-energized Hiroshima, full of new ideas and new ambitions. Although the title suggests that the album is composed of worldbeat explorations, that isn't quite the case. Like any Hiroshima album, Urban World Music is filled with fusions, but the music on this particular collection is given a slight, but noticeable, dance-oriented sheen, thanks to producer Robin Millar (who previously worked with Sade and Everything But the Girl). With new lead vocalist Kimaya Sweard in tow, Hiroshima creates a lightly funky set of jazzy soul numbers, complete with ... read more

Tracks:

1. Unspoken Love [Miller/Kuramoto/Iwa]
2. Passion & Pain [Kuramoto]
3. Let Me Be Your Baby [Glenister/Williams]
4. Heiwa (Peace) [Kuramoto]
5. Through My Eyes [Cornwell/Kuramoto]
6. Ripples in Our Waterfall [Myers/Carmichael]
7. Timekeeper [Kuramoto/Iwataki]
8. Love How You Love Me [Jaz/Faizi]
9. Urban World [Cornwell/Kuramoto]
10. None of Us Are Free [Russell/Mann/Weil]
11. Koto Blues [Kuramoto]
12. Hipnotic [Kuramoto]
13. Walking With Angels [Cornwell]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.