Drumming Planet - Vivacious Ethno Fusion Worldbeat Music

Various Artists

Vivacious Ethno-Trance drum music mixes vibrate from an array of percussion instruments (log, dumbeck, pony, derbuka, dhol, bhodran, frame, jun-jun, tablas, etc). Hypnotic rhythms with ancient roots in ritual ceremonies from the South Pacific, Africa, Ireland, Native America, India and other exotic regions will set your tribal fires burning! Breathe deeply. then move, stretch and embrace a rich mythical sound-journey unfurling within these tribal-music fires.

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Drumming Planet
   
Title Description Musicians and Instruments
Drumming Circle by Professor Trance, 6:44 A shaman's drum is joined by drummers from Alaska, North, Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe,the Caribbean, Polynesia and Australia. in memoriam to Frank. Frank Natale: breath, percussion - Alain Eskinasi: keyboards - Pim Kilian: percussion
Invocation by Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors, 6:24 Ceremony: Shaman drums, native feel, American-Indian-like vocals - Hypnotic Robert Ansell: drum (pony) - Adam Plack: vocals - Gordy Ryan: drum (jun-jun)
Keonukpo by Adesa, 3:46 Music of the Ga people from Ghana: groovy parody to drive away the horror of death. Julius Nartey: balafon, vocals - Nii Ayi Conen: korlegonor, djembe - Lantey Lankai: bunte, gome, blekete
The Prodigal Son by Keiya, 4:37 Tribal rhythms, didgeridoo and a sweet melody appearing from the African bush give a sense of the Orient. Keiya: programming, percussion, keyboards
The Shisha Room by Solace, 5:21 Strong Break-Beat rhythm with a moody thematic melody. Jeremiah M. Soto: dumbek, frame drums, keyboards, programming
Utsheva by Baul Bishwa, 4:39 Sufi Rhythms: faster and faster than the mind - joyous trance of percussion, flute and monochord - follow the drums and let go. Bapi Das Baul: khamak, dubki - Sukumar Das: flute - Tapas Roy: banjo, mandolin - Nandal Dulal Das: dhol, khol
Sister's Gonna Dance Now by Native Ground, 5:07 Just that: She's gonna dance now on a lush rhythm, layered by a didgeridoo and an resonating djembe drum - won't you join? Gordy Ryan: drum (djembe) - Al Schackman: marimba - Gary Thomas: didgeridoo
The Owl Dance by Gomer Edwin Evans, 8:41 Drum rhythms and syncopated tribal voices mark the shaman's vision of the animal spirit, inducing enchanting trance-states. Gomer Edwin Evans: synthesizer, programming - Rick Latham: drums, percussion
Talking Drums by Ariel Kalma, 4:17 Tuned low drums and dumbek mark the beat of the earth while log drums and kanjera Indian tambourines joyfully dance around. Stephen Be: darbuka - Matt Goodwin: log drum - Greg Sheehan: kanjera tambourine - Ariel Kalma: dumbek
Samhain by Phil Thornton, 6:05 Earthy rhythms celebrating the solstice accompany a melody transmitted through the ages - stories of the people, the animals, the crops. Phil Thornton: keyboards, guitar (E-bow), recorder - Ben Paley: violin

 

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Reviews

EDF: Phase9 Entertainment

Another 2003 release from the champion of all that is world music, Music Mosaic, who are back with a brave compilation that really captures their motto "the pulse of global harmony". For those who are not familiar with the Music Mosaic series, the compilers track down the best that world music artists have to offer.

This unique series aims to mix the traditional with the modern and the results have so far not been disappointing. Using beats as the main theme for this release DRUMMING PLANET could sound tribal and primitive but with a sprinkling of modern technology, we have another enjoyable set of tunes.

- DRUMMING CIRCLE by the dance act Professor Trance starts of with a sole shaman's drum joined by various drummers from around the world.
- Adesa from Ghana attempts to drive away death on KEONUKPO with rhythm and impressive vocal harmonies.
- A mix of Oriental mystery and rhythm follows both the musical Keiya's THE PRODICAL SON and Solace's THE SHISHA ROOM.
- Images of Arabian nights come in the shape of UTSHEVA by Baul Bishwa.
- There is a sense of going back to nature on both Gomer Edwin Evans' THE OWL DANCE and Phil Thornton's SAMHAIN.
- Even the stripped down, back to basic TALKING DRUMS by Ariel Kalma manages to keep the vibe up.
- There are also the tracks that do not seem to go anywhere such as Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors' INVOCATION and Native Ground's SISTER'S GONNA DANCE NOW. While mildly interesting and hypnotic, both tracks rarely leave the starting blocks.

As always, a lot of work has been put in compiling these tracks and as with most compilations there will be some tracks that will disappoint but overall, this is another quality release from the Music Mosaic label.

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