Shabda : शब्द

Musical pictures are discovered consequently and figuratively in chronological order in the poem, each of them has its own meaning. The composition is opened with “Pagan Russia” showing the listeners pictures of wide steppes of old Russian Land. Unusual timbres of ancient wind instruments – ocarinas together with muffled sounds of kettle drums as background music, bring your mind to old times.

Guy’s new album has been officially released on the 26th of March 2009 on UK record label MG Music. It’s the stunning completion of his successful trilogy inspired by India and tells the story of Ganesha, the Hindu God with the elephant head.

Celestial’s first album, Spirit House, is an engaging blend of styles and sounds. Peter Millward is the group’s mastermind, writing most of the songs and thereby developing a signature sound which draws from a variety of sources, from contemporary worldbeat, pop and new age music to Vietnamese and Chinese folk. There’s nothing overtly challenging on the album. Instead, it’s an inviting set of worldbeat fusion deisgned to stimulate emotions, not the mind. And, according to that criterion, it works very well indeed.

On …In Existence, Sawyer blends English and French lyrics, as well as the traditional chants of the Hopi Indians and fromEast African Swahili, underscoring these elements with melodic, meditative pop music. More an overall, multi-ethnic experience than an easily categorized adult contemporary release, it’s best experienced in its entirety, as a journey to some sort of spiritual center.

Immortal Egypt is a deeper exploration of the Egyptian dance/Western contemporary theme running through the albums ‘Pharaoh’ and ‘Eternal Egypt’ by Phil Thornton and on which Hossam has collaborated as a percussionist. During the recording of ‘Eternal Egypt’ Hossam was able to take samples of work in progress to Cairo and overdub ‘Kawala’ flute and quarter tone Accordion.

For the first time this album I heard from their friends. He was already for a long time brought from Turkey. Choose it according to the principle”let us where more than in any of the reels, etc. Apparently the seller looked at his own view of western tourists and decided to offer him something, so too did not hurt his western ears. And that’s turned up for the most appropriate disk – Sultan Osman, who is a rather interesting symbiosis of different genres, where the advantage of without a doubt can be given to ethnic music and electronics. However, among all the other things there are in this album and some special mysticism, especially when it recitate texts monotone voice under strange rhythms, which seems like the closer, then move away. For sure many fans of not simple tunes like the Turkish album.

With FIRE DANCE, Omar Faruk Tekbilek and Brian Keane have created a unique recording that embraces many moods, at once energetic and meditative, mystical and joyous. Imbued with grace, this music transports the listener to a magical land where patterns of rich Middle Eastern traditions – are joined in music. FIRE DANCE is an adventure in transformation from which there is no turning back.