World of Wonders

Personnel: Bruce Cockburn (vocals, guitar, charango); Hugh Marsh (violin); Michael Alan White (trumpet, flugelhorn, conch); Jon Goldsmith (keyboards); Fergus Jemison Marsh (bass, stick); Michael Sloski (drums); Chi Sharpe (percussion); Judy Cade, Sharon Lee Williams, Shawn Jackson, Colina Phillipls, Kerry Crawford (background vocals).Recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto, Canada in October & November 1985.It's doubtful that there are many major-label performers who share Bruce Cockburn's knowledge of global politics and events, and few, if any, have the ability and/or conviction to convey it so eloquently over the majority of an album. The aptly titled World of Wonders, his 14th studio release, does just that, expanding the worldview of its predecessor Stealing Fire. Whereas that record's best moments centered around his time in Central America, World of Wonders takes you across the globe, through Berlin, Chile, parts of the Caribbean, and North America. Along the way, Cockburn, who has