Volume 1: Sound Magic is the first album by Afro Celt Sound System, released on 24 September 1996 through Real World Records.

Track listing

Personnel

• Ronan Browne – flute, mandolin, harmonium, uilleann pipes

• Jo Bruce – keyboards, programming

• Kauwding Cissokho – kora

• Massamba Diop – talking drum

• Simon Emmerson – guitar, programming

• James McNally – accordion, bodhrán

• Iarla Ó Lionáird – vocals

• Ayub Ogada – vocals

• Martin Russell – keyboards, programming

• Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes

Additional personnel

• Malcolm Crosbie – guitar

• Simon Edwards – sintir

• Gary Finlayson – banjo

• John Fortis – bass, loops

• Angus R. Grant – fiddle

• Manu Katché – cymbals

• Caroline Lavelle – cello

• James MacKintosh – bongos

• Ian MacLeod – mandolin

• Levon Minassian – doudouk

• Myrdhin – harp

• Zil – vocal drone

Chart positions

Album

Single

References