Product Description
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

Average customer rating: Mix down the vocals, and maybe Kind of disappointing Mediocre Middle Eastern collection Awesome CD Excellent Foray to Rye Music

Desert Roses and Arabian Rhythms Various Artists Manufacturer: Ark 21 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Algeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music Egypt | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Middle East | International | Styles | Music Arabic | Middle East | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Arabic Groove Desert Roses & Arabian Rhythms II Desert Roses and Arabian Rhythms, Vol. 3 Moroccan Spirit Immortal Egypt ASIN: B00005A8LX Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

1. Mon Amie La Rose - Natacha Atlas
2. La Valse - Faudel
3. Aalach Tloumouni - Khaled
4. Inchallah - Latifa
5. Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix) - Sting/Cheb Mami
6. Chie Begam - Andy
7. I'm Yours - Soraya
8. Dis Moi Pourquoi - Amina
9. Hay Wadi Hay Galbi - Cheb Mami
10. Pomegranate - Trans-Global Underground
11. Esma Yalli - Hakim
12. La Titnahad - Kazem Al Saher
13. 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 Roden

Customer Reviews:

Mix down the vocals, and maybe.......2007-06-04

I loved Arabesque and Arabian Travels, but this is not trance. This is more like Arabian pop music. The vocals are irritating to me. Sting even shows up on one track. If you are looking for world trance, or something to chill out or re

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Authors: Patrick Marnham, Diego Rivera
Catalog: Book
Media: Broché
Release Date: 26 February, 2000
Publisher: Seuil
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Livres:

1. Herbert List : Eloges du beau
2. L'inventaire des queues de cerises
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4. La Montagne des hommes-chiens
5. Cécile Reims : Graveur
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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

This album is a splendid way to get into Rye music. Sting's hit single performance with Cheb Mami sparks interest, and the rest of the more obscure (in America, that is) tracks are all beautiful. Fun gift for somebody who is learning French (Maghreb music is often sung in French,) or just seeking out some more exotic music. Also, fabulously sultry dancing music!

Average customer rating: Accessible Learnable Sounds - Layers of Them! good overview of African and Cuban rhythyms Great CD to learn rhythms from around the world.

Drum! How to Play the Rhythms of Africa and Latin America Geoff Johns Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000037AK Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Afoxe (Brazil)
3. Sohko (Guinea)
4. Comparsa (Cuba)
5. Slow Atsiagbekor (Ghana)
6. Mahi (Haiti)
7. Kpanlogo (Ghana)
8. Afoxe (Brazil)
9. Sohko (Guinea)
10. Comparsa (Cuba)
11. Slow Atsiagbekor (Ghana)
12. Mahi (Haiti)
13. Kpanlogo (Ghana)

Customer Reviews:

Accessible Learnable Sounds - Layers of Them!.......2004-12-20

Mr. Johns' has a very accessible way of presenting the sounds and layers of rhythms to the untrained ear. One can get sense of accomplishment with one seession. I have given this CD away twice and am glad to be ordering it a 3rd time. Very engaging and fun for one or more people. jc- Durham, NC

good overview of African and Cuban rhythyms.......2000-03-25

This CD will have you drumming along the first time you play it. The rhythyms presented are both simple and at the same time very complex because of the layering of different instruments. While there is not any teaching of technique (how to strike the instruments) it does make you feel like a drummer. Buy it if you want some feel-good drumming.

Great CD to learn rhythms from around the world........1998-07-04

This CD is a great learning vehicle for beginner to intermediate afro-cuban hand drummers. The songs are repeated on the CD, once with Geoff Johns explaining and again without explanation for ease of playing along. Very well done. I recommend have some hand drumming experience before trying this CD.

Average customer rating: This is wonderful! Wonderfully peaceful, meditative franco-senegalese fusion Beautiful, Serene and Unique

Keur Moussa: Sacred Chant & African Rhythms from Senegal Monks of Keur Moussa Abbey Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Senegal & Gambia | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Africa | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kora Revolution Missing You (Mi Yeewnii) Jesus of Nazareth ASIN: B0000037AN Release Date: 1997-05-06

Tracks:

1. I Was Glad
2. My Soul Exalts The Lord
3. Kora Intsrumental
4. We Praise You, Invisible Father
5. Ethiopia
6. Asperges Me
7. Chant To The Blessed Virgin
8. I Am Black and Comely
9. Dedication
10. Vidi Aquam
11. Psalms 148-149
12. Jesus Is Risen
13. Radiant Light
14. Canticle Of The Virgin Mary
15. The Nicene Creed
16. Clap Your Hands
17. Canticle Of Creation

Customer Reviews:

This is wonderful!.......2007-06-24

One thing I have always loved about African church music is its joyfulness. (Another favorite of mine was the original Missa Luba which is no longer available unfortunately). The chant in this recording is fantastic. I love it!

Wonderfully peaceful, meditative franco-senegalese fusion.......2002-10-22

I was lucky enough to visit the monks of Keur Moussa Abbey in Senegal in the early 1980s. Coming from 18 months living in the devoutly muslim far northern part of the country, it was quite surreal to wander around the grounds of the abbey and listen to the christian liturgical kora music coming from this group of african and european monks. A wonderful compliment to your Baaba Maal and Yousou NDour CDs!

Beautiful, Serene and Unique.......2001-12-29

Imagine Gregorian chant sung in French and Senegalese to the rhythms of modern Africa and you have a vague idea of how wonderful this CD is. Sometimes driving, sometimes sweetly lyrical, it's not particularly religious music (unless you want it to be). It is music that will calm you, thrill you, and transport you to another place, whatever place you're in. Thanks to Trance Planet for turning me on to the monks of Keur Moussa.

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Ghana: Rhythms of the People Various Artists Manufacturer: Music Earth / Multic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Ghana | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Africa | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Africa | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rhythms of Life, Songs of Wisdom: Akan Music From Ghana, West Africa Ewe Drumming from Ghana: The Soup Which Is Sweet Draw the Chairs in Closer Explorer: Ghana - High-Life & Other Music The Rough Guide to the Music of Nigeria and Ghana ASIN: B00004YL8Y Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. Afa [Music of Ewe]
2. Agbadza [Music of Ewe]
3. Gadzo [Music of the Ewe]
4. Babashiko [Music of the Ewe]
5. Gota [Music of the Ewe]
6. Boboobo [Music of the Ewe]
7. Gonje [Music of the Dagbamba]
8. Bamaaya [Music of the Dagbamba]
9. Jera [Music of the Dagbamba]
10. Bla [Music of the Dagbamba]
11. Apatampa [Music of the Fante Women]
12. Kpanlongo [Music of the Ga]
13. Gome [Music of the Ga]
14. Kolomashi [Music of the Ga]

Average customer rating: Sounds from Africa, Rhythms from California

Rhythms of Africa Bernie Krause Manufacturer: Miramar ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Nature | New Age | Styles | Music Herbert List : Eloges du beau Authors: Max Scheler, Max Scheler, Matthias Harder Catalog: Book Media: Relié Release Date: 26 February, 2000 Publisher: Seuil Rechercher des articles similaires par rubrique: Thèmes - Art, Musique et Cinéma - Divers Thèmes - Art, Musique et Cinéma - Photographie - Beaux livres Thèmes - Art, Musique et Cinéma - Photographie - Expositions et musées Thèmes - Art, Musique et Cinéma - Photographie - Photographes de A à Z - List, Herbert Boutiques - Par prix - De 45 à 150 euros - Art, Musique et Cinéma Livres en allemand - Biografien & Erinnerungen - Kunst & Architektur - Überblick Subjects - Arts & Photography - Photography - General Livres: L'inventaire des queues de cerises La Commune photographiée La Montagne des hommes-chiens Cécile Reims : Graveur Guiramand Hundertwasser: Kunsthauswien L'Art dans la ville Architecture principe 1966 und 1996 (all Encadrez vos photos : Plus de 30 créations originales Le feng shui dans la maison ringtone88.com s of Life, Songs of Wisdom: Akan Music From Ghana, West Africa" border="0"> Average customer rating: Great Disc More great music from Ghana. 1979 field recordings from the Akan coastal areas of Ghana

Rhythms of Life, Songs of Wisdom: Akan Music From Ghana, West Africa Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Ghana | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Africa | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ghana: Rhythms of the People Classic Highlife Ewe Drumming from Ghana: The Soup Which Is Sweet Draw the Chairs in Closer Explorer: Ghana - High-Life & Other Music Ghana in Pictures (Visual Geography. Second Series) ASIN: B000001DLO Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. Akosua Tuntum - Assin Area
2. Ompeh - Efutu Area
3. Akosua Tuntum - Denkyira area
4. Talking Drum - Denkyira area
5. Dansuomu - Denkyira area
6. Fontomfrom
7. Mmensoun
8. Adzewa
9. Brass Band
10. Vocal Band
11. Apateampa
12. Osode
13. 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

This is a great disc. I whole heartedly review with the former reviewer -- there is so much diversity to just the music of Ghana alone that there is no way to classify it all under one category. So you will need to stretch out and purchase a bunch of different discs with various different styles. This is a good one.

More great music from Ghana. .......2004-11-20

This is a disc completely worthy of your money and time. In case you have family, historical, and/or geographical reasons for wanting to know, the music on this disc is from Ghana's Central Region (not actually in the center of Ghana though, "Central Region" is the name of... for lack of a better term... a state in Ghana). The music is by (and from their areas of the Central Region) Assin, Efutu, Denkyira, and Fante peoples. All are Akan groups except the Efutu, "whose languages belong to the Guan cluster of the Kwa branch". Obviously I got this from the liner-notes, as I am no expert on all the many... and there are MANY... different languages and cultures of Ghana.

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

Field recordings of Akan folk music from the Central and Western Regions of Ghana made by ethnomusicologist Roger Vetter in 1979. In this respect the disk is more narrowly homogeneous than some similar ones: only the Central and Western Regions are represented, although the bulk of the Akan population of Ghana lives in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions. And, obviously, if it is a disk of Akan music, it does not include music produced by other ethnic groups in Ghana.

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 Algeria | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | Africa | International | Styles | Music Zimbabwe | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rough Guide's Off the Beaten Track ASIN: B00005NBV6 Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

1. Xarit - Youssou N'Dour
2. Ceilan - Sona Diabete
3. Abami - Lagbaja!
4. Booya - Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects
5. Nediha Gaouria - Bellemou
6. Attentat - Koffi Olomide
7. Ohawha - Eyuphuro
8. Shangara - Batanai Marimba
9. Allo Cheri - Tarika
10. The Mountain - Abdullah Ibrahim
11. Otilia/Otilio - Tito Paris
12. Prisoner - Lucky Dube
13. 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 intelligent

L'inventaire des queues de cerises

Authors: Cueco
Catalog: Book
Media: Broché
Release Date: 26 February, 2000
Publisher: Seuil
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Livres:

1. La Commune photographiée
2. La Montagne des hommes-chiens
3. Cécile Reims : Graveur
4. Guiramand
5. Hundertwasser: Kunsthauswien
6. L'Art dans la ville
7. Architecture principe 1966 und 1996 (all
8. Encadrez vos photos : Plus de 30 créations originales
9. Le feng shui dans la maison
10. Lumière

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Spirit of Africa: The Best of Contemporary African Rhythms
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000488TE
Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

1. Alhadji Lorry
2. True African
3. Ungekua Ni Wangu - Gonda Traditional Entertainers
4. Mabo Oseeyee
5. Acquele
6. Wazazi Wangu - Bilenge Musica du Zaire
7. Enuff Is Enuff - Them Mushrooms
8. Nilikupenda Sana - Safari Sound Band
9. Sakina
10. 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 General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B00068YF3O Release Date: 2006-10-17

Tracks:

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. Contented Life
9. Chaka Intro
10. It All Begins With Love
11. Coming Home
12. Happiness
13. Voyage
14. Far Far Away
15. Be One
16. Ya Kuma
17. Euphrates
18. 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 Mystique

World Music:

1. Romântico [Import]
2. Seleção Musical: Ao Vivo [Live] [Import]
3. Sirius
4. Sirva-Se [Import]
5. Sitar from India
6. Sono Cose Che Capitano [Import]
7. Soundtrek
8. Spirit of Ireland [Import]
9. Tezerdi
10. The Eternal Spirit

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Hands of Time

Bernstein: Age of Anxiety; Fancy Free

Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta/Concerto for Orchestra

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Best of Velfarre 2001 [Import]

Best of Both Worlds

Blakawout [Import]

Because I Can

Bad/Dangerous [Import]

Appalachian Journey [Enhanced] [SACD]

August and Everything After

Aztlan Warriors [Explicit Lyrics]

20 Exitos Trios

Viola Sonatas

Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants