Echoes of Egypt

Track Listings
1. Secret Chamber [Edit]
2. River and the Sun [Edit]
3. Seduction [Edit]
4. Temple of Isis [Edit]
5. Across the Sands of Time [Edit]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Adventure Cargo takes you on a brand new journey across the most picturesque landscapes of the world. Diane and David Arkenstone have produced a musical tour guide, courting you in innovative new directions beginning with African Skies, Spirits of the Rainforest and Echoes of Egypt.

Echoes of Egypt,Diane & David Arkenstone,Neo Pacific,Contemporary Instrumental,Meditation,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop

Echoes of Egypt

Echoes of Egypt
Echoes of Egypt
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Relax and drift away
  • Not impressed
  • Very good CD
  • Stunning. Absolutely stunning.
  • Sand in my eyes, under the Egyptian sky...
 Echoes of Egypt
Diane & David Arkenstone
Manufacturer: Neo Pacific
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
MeditationMeditation | New Age | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0001CCYE2
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

  1. Secret Chamber
  2. River and the Sun
  3. Seduction
  4. Temple of Isis
  5. Across the Sands of Time

Album Description

Adventure Cargo takes you on a brand new journey across the most picturesque landscapes of the world. Diane and David Arkenstone have produced a musical tour guide, courting you in innovative new directions beginning with African Skies, Spirits of the Rainforest and Echoes of Egypt.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Relax and drift away.......2007-06-27

I listen to a lot of music in this genre and this one is a keeper! Yes, the songs may all have a similar base sound but they blend well.

3 out of 5 stars Not impressed.......2006-08-29

Wow, I hate to be the lone voice of dissent for this product, but I really didn't find it all that moving. Arkenstone is one of my favorite new age composers, but this CD lacked all of his usual creativity.

Most of the songs sound almost exactly the same. One at a time, they are very nice - taken all together, and it's just plain boring. The pace of the music throughout is slow - there are no fast melodies, which really doesn't reflect the wide range of musical styles present in Egypt. His usual ability to create sweeping, uplifting melodic lines is totally absent. The style is also "eastern" more than "Egyptian". That may be an unimportant point to some, but I was looking forward to a particular flavor and found it wanting. It's very relaxing and pretty, but other than that..

This would be a great CD to relax to or mediate with, but I would not say this is one of Arkenstone's best - perhaps listen to the whole disk first and see if you like it.

5 out of 5 stars Very good CD.......2006-05-16

This is a great CD and I do recommend it! However I have to comment that several parts of it could have come off the soundtrack for Blackhawk Down.

5 out of 5 stars Stunning. Absolutely stunning........2005-10-19

David and Diane Arkenstone never disappoint, and Echoes of Egypt will amaze you. The fairer half of this truly gifted musical couple has outdone herself with this richly woven tapestry of evocative rhythms, mesmerizing melodies and flowing moods. Within thirty seconds, The Secret Chamber will have you hooked, drawing you into a cinematic experience like no other. Bold vistas, colorful celebrations, temples filled with whirling dancers, the marvels of past made present-these images and much more will blossom within your mind. If you don't find yourself rocking to the beat (or at least tapping your foot), you're not alive. Before you know it, 62 minutes will have gone by and you'll find yourself pressing play again. Too bad I can't give Echoes of Egypt more than 5 stars.
My advice: Buy it!

5 out of 5 stars Sand in my eyes, under the Egyptian sky..........2005-02-15

Wow...what a wonderful journey you embark upon with this cd!
This is one of the most, enchanting and 'full' cds I have ever listened to. The cover art on this cd is AMAZING! If you would like to see a pic, I will email you one, my email is in the 'about me' section.

There are only five songs on this cd, most are over 12 minutes long...so you get your money's worth.
Here is a breakdown of the songs:

1. The Secret Chamber-(14:44 long) This is my fave on the cd...
Makes me think of myself being an explorer of Egypt, and I happen upon a "secret chamber" and see all the tomb paintings and the hieroglyphs on the walls, and as I read the ancient words I am transported back in time. Awesome...simply awesome!

2.The River and the Sun-(14:47 long) Diane Arkenstone captured the essence and the life force of Egypt perfectly...the River (the Nile) is the life of Egypt..and you can almost see in your mind's eye a barge floating down it with several rowers and the Pharaoh himself seated upon a throne of Gold..or maybe Cleopatra lounging with Anthony...along the river banks the people of Egypt gathering papyrus reeds to make paper! Good music!

3.Seduction-(5:52 long) The shortest song on here, you can picture
a lovely,Egyptian girl dancing for her Gods or for her Pharaoh. Lovely...good beat!

4.The Temple of Isis-(14:33 long) This is a very breathy and enchating song...puts me in mind of the ceremonies to Isis and you can just picture the procession of worshipers going to her temple to pray and give sacrifice to the Goddess...maybe in the evening seeing two lovers stealing away for a forbidden rendezvous inside the sanctuary...I love the ambient vocals on this. Makes your imagination run wild! (obviously)

5.Across the Sands of Time-(12:09 long) This speaks to me of the eternity of Egypt...and all it's long held secrets and all it's magic. Beautiful "flute" sounds at the beginning...and you can almost see a wide sweeping view of the desert opening up before you and in the distance the pyramids appear and as you near them you happen upon a temple ruin and as you walk in you discover all the answers to all the questions you ever had about Egypt inscribed upon the walls, and as the sun shines down on you from the crumbled roof, you see that the magic of Egypt was the people who lived and built it...

These little descriptions are what I "see" and think of when I listen to this cd. If you are fascinated with Egypt like I am, you need to have this cd...Very well worth your time and money to buy this...
"The Journey of a Thousand miles begins with a single footstep..."
Sufi Soul: Echos Du Paradis
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Music to reflect by
 Sufi Soul: Echos Du Paradis
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Manufacturer: Network Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000GV6I
Release Date: 1998-12-10

Tracks:

  1. Dastgah of Homayoun\Hassan Kassayi
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While the Sufi musical tradition of Pakistan is well documented in the popular press because of the work of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his predecessors, the Sabri Brothers (both represented with excellent tracks in this collection), the wealth of great art from this religious culture is often left unheard. This two-CD set rectifies the problem with style and beauty. Not only Pakistan, but Egypt, Senegal, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and many other countries in Asia and the Middle East have rich traditions of devotional music from loosely defined Sufi roots, from the simplest solo singer to lush orchestras of percussion, harmoniums, and massed voices. Each of the 21 tracks on Sufi Soul is worth your attention: the incredible passion of a women's choir from Uzbekistan; the sparse, gentle flute solo of ney master Hassan Kassayi; a rare tanbur (lute) and vocal track by Ostad Elahi; a Balachi song for sorud (fiddle). There are standout tracks that need to be mentioned. The frame drum and qanun (zither) come together in Ensemble Al-Kindi for a dramatic, almost avant-garde feeling. An amazing Persian singer, Khatereh Parvaneh, presents the poetry of Rumi in a piece in dastgah shour; she performs with minimum ornamentation to maximum effect, accompanied only by a hammered zither. Senegalese artist Musa Dieng Kala offers one of the most stirring vocal pieces on the set, an a cappella masterwork. As with most of the Network sets, this is a gorgeous package, with great photos and excellent liner notes on the history and the music, in English, French, and German. --Louis Gibson

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4 out of 5 stars Music to reflect by.......2000-06-15

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Egypt: Echoes of the Nile
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Egypt: Echoes of the Nile
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Music Earth / Multic
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000005BMH
    Release Date: 1997-05-27

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    10. Popular Song: The Ruins - Samad Muhammad/Egyptian Music Ens
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    12. Rhythmic Improvisation - Hassan Hindi/Muhammad Salahal-Din
    13. Sounds of the Mizmar - Mohammad Muhammad Hiddor/Rashad Ahmad Hodul/Muhammad Salahal-Din Awad
    14. Folk Song: Farewell, Beloved - Echoes Of The Nile
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