The goal in creating this album was to ensure that the music was inspired, derived, and influenced directly by the ambient sound sculptures of the Amazon rain forest.
To achieve the desired connection and harmony between the natural and created sounds, all of the music on this album was performed live to the tracks of the nature sounds. Prior to recording, all musicians were brought together and listened to the nature sound tracks to which they would perform. Notes were made on "events" (featured animal sounds) and the musicians added their own impressions of the animal voices during the course of their performance. In most instances, the music voices were performed on acoustic instruments. A maximum of two synthesized tracks were used in certain instances to enhance the quality of the performance. Contemporary jazz fusion melodies by Rodney Franklin were composed to specifically blend with the mystical rain forest music of howler monkeys, cicadas, parrots frogs and other jungle dwellers in this exceptional example of the harmony between music and nature.
Journey into the depths of an Amazon rain forest and surround yourself with the intriguing sounds that echo through this wild, mysterious habitat.
Rhythms of Africa,Bernie Krause,Miramar,Jazz Music,Nature,New Age / Meditation,Pop
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Desert Roses and Arabian Rhythms
Various Artists Manufacturer: Ark 21 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005A8LX Release Date: 2001-03-20 |
Tracks:
- Mon Amie La Rose - Natacha Atlas
- La Valse - Faudel
- Aalach Tloumouni - Khaled
- Inchallah - Latifa
- Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix) - Sting/Cheb Mami
- Chie Begam - Andy
- I'm Yours - Soraya
- Dis Moi Pourquoi - Amina
- Hay Wadi Hay Galbi - Cheb Mami
- Pomegranate - Trans-Global Underground
- Esma Yalli - Hakim
- La Titnahad - Kazem Al Saher
- Qalantiqa - Rachid Taha
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When Sting collaborated with Cheb Mami on the Brand New Day track "Desert Rose," he created a surprising demand for Arabic crossover pop. This collection provides a suitable next stop for those whose taste was whetted by that collaboration. Egyptian singer Natacha Atlas opens the album with "Mon Amie la Rose," a maudlin little French tune she twists through her wringer until it is utterly transformed. "Desert Rose" turns up as a frisky remix by Victor Calderone, while Rachid Taha and the trance choir, B'Net Marrakech, appear in the compelling, orchestrated "Qalantica." Mami is heard on his own on one tune, but is eclipsed by the gut-shredding Khaled, the undisputed king of Algerian rai. The harder-edged electronic outings are standouts, while the tracks that are the Arabic equivalent of adolescent pop don't hold up nearly as well. This compilation, however, mostly eschews the dross in favor of tunes that go the distance. --Christina RodenCustomer Reviews:
Mix down the vocals, and maybe.......2007-06-04
Diego Rivera, le rêveur éveillé
Authors: Patrick Marnham, Diego Rivera
Catalog: Book
Media: Broché
Release Date: 26 February, 2000
Publisher: Seuil
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y love it. It's great for belly dancing too as well as just listening to while you're doing housework.
Excellent Foray to Rye Music.......2004-12-16
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Drum! How to Play the Rhythms of Africa and Latin America
Geoff Johns Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000037AK Release Date: 1997-03-11 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Afoxe (Brazil)
- Sohko (Guinea)
- Comparsa (Cuba)
- Slow Atsiagbekor (Ghana)
- Mahi (Haiti)
- Kpanlogo (Ghana)
- Afoxe (Brazil)
- Sohko (Guinea)
- Comparsa (Cuba)
- Slow Atsiagbekor (Ghana)
- Mahi (Haiti)
- Kpanlogo (Ghana)
Customer Reviews:
Accessible Learnable Sounds - Layers of Them!.......2004-12-20
good overview of African and Cuban rhythyms.......2000-03-25
Great CD to learn rhythms from around the world........1998-07-04
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Keur Moussa: Sacred Chant & African Rhythms from Senegal
Monks of Keur Moussa Abbey Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000037AN Release Date: 1997-05-06 |
Tracks:
- I Was Glad
- My Soul Exalts The Lord
- Kora Intsrumental
- We Praise You, Invisible Father
- Ethiopia
- Asperges Me
- Chant To The Blessed Virgin
- I Am Black and Comely
- Dedication
- Vidi Aquam
- Psalms 148-149
- Jesus Is Risen
- Radiant Light
- Canticle Of The Virgin Mary
- The Nicene Creed
- Clap Your Hands
- Canticle Of Creation
Customer Reviews:
This is wonderful!.......2007-06-24
Wonderfully peaceful, meditative franco-senegalese fusion.......2002-10-22
Beautiful, Serene and Unique.......2001-12-29
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Ghana: Rhythms of the People
Various Artists Manufacturer: Music Earth / Multic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004YL8Y Release Date: 2000-10-10 |
Tracks:
- Afa [Music of Ewe]
- Agbadza [Music of Ewe]
- Gadzo [Music of the Ewe]
- Babashiko [Music of the Ewe]
- Gota [Music of the Ewe]
- Boboobo [Music of the Ewe]
- Gonje [Music of the Dagbamba]
- Bamaaya [Music of the Dagbamba]
- Jera [Music of the Dagbamba]
- Bla [Music of the Dagbamba]
- Apatampa [Music of the Fante Women]
- Kpanlongo [Music of the Ga]
- Gome [Music of the Ga]
- Kolomashi [Music of the Ga]
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Rhythms of Africa
Bernie Krause Manufacturer: Miramar ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Herbert List : Eloges du beau
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Rhythms of Life, Songs of Wisdom: Akan Music From Ghana, West Africa
Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001DLO Release Date: 1996-01-23 |
Tracks:
- Akosua Tuntum - Assin Area
- Ompeh - Efutu Area
- Akosua Tuntum - Denkyira area
- Talking Drum - Denkyira area
- Dansuomu - Denkyira area
- Fontomfrom
- Mmensoun
- Adzewa
- Brass Band
- Vocal Band
- Apateampa
- Osode
- Moses
Album Description
This recording leaves the listener breathless and astounded by the musical richness of this small area of Africa. In these performances from remote areas of central Ghana, the collective musical genius of everyday farmers, fisher-folk, traders, and civil servants bursts forth. Their singing and chanting moves through a colorful palette of instruments including water drums, rectangular frame drums, side-blown horns, and brass bands. Clear, penetrating sounds of metal instruments offset by complex drumming patterns are framed by haunting vocals. Listeners are immersed in a kaleidoscope of sound. Thirteen tracks and 28 page booklet including extensive notes and photos. This is the only commercially available recording of Akan music.Customer Reviews:
Great Disc.......2007-06-30
More great music from Ghana. .......2004-11-20
As for the music itself, I've had this disc for a couple weeks now and I'm loving it more with each listen. It is a very fine collection of recordings! I didn't get to the liner-notes until yesterday. It was interesting to find out that the Efutu are not Akan, since I had already noticed a distinct difference between the feel of their music and the other (although also differing) musics here. For those with some hip-hop interest, the Efutu track here makes me feel like they are playing some sort of ancient ancestor of a Timbaland beat. I like it alot. =)
There is alot for which to be thankful on this disc, and if you've ever stumbled upon my reviews for a few other cds from Ghana (the Master Drummers of Dagbon 1 & 2, and the Master Fiddlers of Dagbon), you'll be interested in knowing that this disc is completely different from those. Unfortunately, oftentimes things are lumped under the monolithic label of being "African music", but that is so broad as to be almost meaningless, considering the degree of musical diversity even in just one small country like Ghana. If you have the Masters discs I just mentioned, and you're worried about buying this one and feeling like it'd just be more of the same, don't worry. This is a whole other world.
The singing here has a much more organized feel than that on the Masters discs. Also, this disc always has larger groups of singers. It is more of a central feature of the music as well. Some lovely "chorus" vocals, sometimes in the form of interplay with the drumming. What you'll think of the brass band tracks (just a couple), I do not know. I like them, but I'm a weirdo. The first one strikes me almost as William Parker-ish orchestrations of his interpretation of the timbre of a bleating goat. I mean that in a good way. Also the percussion on that track is fantastic! I'm not sure how they are getting this tone, but it's like controlled, perfectly timed fireworks exploding in the distance.
Rather than rambling further, I will wrap this up by saying you probably didn't stumble on this cd by accident, so this sort of thing already interests you. Go ahead and pick this one up because I'm sure you're going to love it.
1979 field recordings from the Akan coastal areas of Ghana.......2004-03-09
What the disk lacks in geographical and ethnic diversity, it makes up in stylistic reach. The music in these recordings is played by non-professional and semi-professional players, and although most of the music is quite traditional (i.e. shows little European influence) some tracks include instruments that originated outside Africa such as the tuba or the electric guitar, and some of the repertoire including waltzes and gospel music show a Western influence transmogrified in the local milieu. In this regard the recordings are authentic: the variety of music produced for local performance and consumption in the Akan coastal regions of Ghana was (and remains) varied, reflecting a variety of cultural uses and influences. While most of the music on this disk was meant for dancing, one of the most interesting tracks is a talking drum piece in which the message is not only played but recited, allowing one to hear the translation from speech to drumming. The accompanying booklet documenting the cultural background, the players, their instruments, and the various musical styles is highly informative.
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Oxfam Africa: Dance Rhythms From Algeria to Zimbabwe
Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005NBV6 Release Date: 2001-08-28 |
Tracks:
- Xarit - Youssou N'Dour
- Ceilan - Sona Diabete
- Abami - Lagbaja!
- Booya - Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects
- Nediha Gaouria - Bellemou
- Attentat - Koffi Olomide
- Ohawha - Eyuphuro
- Shangara - Batanai Marimba
- Allo Cheri - Tarika
- The Mountain - Abdullah Ibrahim
- Otilia/Otilio - Tito Paris
- Prisoner - Lucky Dube
- AIDS - Mabulu
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If you want to take a painless crash course in African music while also doing something for charity, Oxfam Africa--with its enhanced addendum on Oxfam--is the ideal CD for you. Its music is expertly chosen, combining the obvious with the relatively recherché. Youssou N'Dour is here (mercifully in his 1980s guise), as is the seductive music of Sona Diabate and the veteran Mozambican group Eyuphuro. For a touch of top-class jazz we get Abdullah Ibrahim in an expansively dreamy mood, and from Cape Verde--that extraordinary musical outcrop in the Atlantic--comes the irresistible Tito Paris, with his Portuguese textures and rhythms. Reggae king Lucky Dube is here with his crusading "Prisoner," as is the fascinating Malagasy group Tarika, exploring their newfound Indonesian roots. The most unexpected tracks come from the Maghreb: Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects, from Morocco (trance, ambience, and house), and from Algeria, rai king Messaoud Bellemou. If you're new to the music of Africa, this CD, with its intelligentL'inventaire des queues de cerises
Authors: Cueco
Catalog: Book
Media: Broché
Release Date: 26 February, 2000
Publisher: Seuil
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Various Artists
Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0000488TE
Release Date: 2000-03-07
Tracks:
- Alhadji Lorry
- True African
- Ungekua Ni Wangu - Gonda Traditional Entertainers
- Mabo Oseeyee
- Acquele
- Wazazi Wangu - Bilenge Musica du Zaire
- Enuff Is Enuff - Them Mushrooms
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- Sakina
- Anna Bella - Bilenge Musica du Zaire
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Living in Divine Time Featuring Chaka Khan
Melissa Vardey Manufacturer: All IN One Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00068YF3O Release Date: 2006-10-17 |
Tracks:
- Listen to the Wind
- Hunter Dance
- Living in Divine Time
- Keep on Holdin' On
- A-We-Ye-Po
- Bloa-Deh
- Dancing on Sacred Ground
- Contented Life
- Chaka Intro
- It All Begins With Love
- Coming Home
- Happiness
- Voyage
- Far Far Away
- Be One
- Ya Kuma
- Euphrates
- Momboy Mystique
Product Description
Track Listing: 1) Listen to the Wind 2) Hunter Dance 3) Living in Divine Time 4) Keep on Holdin on 5) A We Ye Po 6) Bloa-Deh 7) Dancing on Sacred Ground 8) The Contented Life 9) Chaka Intro 10) It All Begins With Love 11) Coming Home 12) Happiness 13) Le Voyage 14) Far Far Away 15) Be One 16) Ya Kuma 17) Euphrates 18) Momboy MystiqueWorld Music:
- Romântico [Import]
- Seleção Musical: Ao Vivo [Live] [Import]
- Sirius
- Sirva-Se [Import]
- Sitar from India
- Sono Cose Che Capitano [Import]
- Soundtrek
- Spirit of Ireland [Import]
- Tezerdi
- The Eternal Spirit
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Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta/Concerto for Orchestra
Best of Velfarre 2001 [Import]
Appalachian Journey [Enhanced] [SACD]
