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= REVIEWS African rhythms. This new album is a col- A U D | oO laboration with Ghanaian band Kakatsitsi 5 5 P and mixes the sounds of the Jola people Reviewed by Richard Giles from Senegal into one melting pot of won- ENVIRONMENT derful, flowing fusion music. by Vulcan's Child Producer: John Mini for Trans-Hyper- AFRO-LATINO borean Institute of Science, 1998 (69mins) Producer: Dan Storper for Putumayo Distributor: USA—THIS, PO Box 2344, World Music, USA, 1998 (56mins) i Distributors: Aust—MRA Entertainment, et) 369690 el (07) 3849 6020; UK—Half Moon Bay; i i is digi 1c _ USA—Putumayo Music, tel (212) 625 his CD, Environment, is digital, acoustic feng shui. John Mini, whose back- 1400, fax (212) 4600095 ground is in acupuncture and feng shui, has pume specialises in bringing world created a series of CDs which can be used to music into the mainstream. For Afro- balance life and environment. Working with L4tino, Putumayo has assembled a great col- a group of musicians as Vulcan's Child, he's lection of Afro-Cuban-Latin sounds for composed sound patterns using abstract, nat- ™OVving your body and making you feel ural rhythms of DNA-based sequencing. good. Modern, Cubanised music from They can be played any time, to purify and Angola, Congo, Senegal, Peru, Cape Verde upgrade your home or workplace, even and Cuba is joined in an exciting, smooth while you're away. Vulcan's Child has also and sensual dance sound to stir the listener. released Healing for bodywork and Resolve There are tracks from Ricardo Lemvo, for group situations. On first listening you Cuban master Papi Oviedo, Congo's 4 may find the unusual sound sequences dif- Etoiles, Angolan music legend Ruy Mingas, ferent, but they soon grow on you. A true and eight other bands. Easy Latin listening. breakthrough in healing sound technology. CEREMONIES VEN LPTRE F LOVE by Armen Chakmakian by Raynor Ollcorand Ray Vanderby Producer: Armen Chakmakian for TruArt . A Records, CA, USA, 1998 (56mins) froducers: Ray Otlver anc Ray Wanderby Distributor: USA—Electric Kingdom Dist. for Crystal Productions, 1998 (54mins) tel 1800 335 8584. fax (914) 693 1950 Distributor: Australia—Crystal e , fax (914) Productions, PO Box 1277, Beenleigh, eyboardist for the Grammy award-win- Qld 4207, telfax +61 (0)7 3804 5194 Kons band Shadowfax from 1991-96, he Heaven on Earth music company, Armen Chakmakian leaps into his first solo ve oe. album, Ceremonies, with a blend of new has fad a mecber of grat auorsene Evo world jazz, indigenous Armenian and Arabic early album, Heaven on Earth, won a 1996 sou nds and contemporary world music. He's South Pacific International Music Award. joined by legendary Armenian duduk player His latest, a collaboration with keyboardist Djivan Gasparayan, acoustic guitarist Alex Ray Vanderby and vocalist Sharman Okan, de Grassi, John Bilezikjian on oud, plus sev- ae he lei eral Shadowfax members. Ceremonies is a is inspired by Shakespeare's lyrics. Venus Pa : passionate blend of contemporary and has a heartfelt sincerity and manifests a love ancient dance and rhythm that stays lon that connects directly with the soul. This is y Stays tong . after the music ends. harmonious and contented music. JOURNEY BETWEEN by Baka Beyond Producer: Martin Cradick for Rykomusic, UK, 1998 (52mins) Distributors: Aust—Festival, tel (02) 9660 4022; UK—Rykodisc, tel 0181 746 1234; USA—Rykodisc, tel (508) 744 7678 artin Cradick of Baka Beyond has worked hard in the last six years to bring music out of Africa to the world. He and his wife Su Hart lived and recorded music with the Baka Pygmies in Cameroon. From this they produced the albums Spirit of the Forest and The Meeting Pool—stunning combinations of their Gaelic sound and African rhythms. This new album is a col- laboration with Ghanaian band Kakatsitsi and mixes the sounds of the Jola people from Senegal into one melting pot of won- derful, flowing fusion music. AUDIO Reviewed by Richard Giles ENVIRONMENT by Vulcan's Child Producer: John Mini for Trans-Hyper- borean Institute of Science, 1998 (69mins) Distributor: USA—THIS, PO Box 2344, Sausalito, CA 94966, tel (415) 389 1764, fax (415) 389 6790 his CD, Environment, is digital, acoustic feng shui. John Mini, whose back- ground is in acupuncture and feng shui, has created a series of CDs which can be used to balance life and environment. Working with a group of musicians as Vulcan's Child, he's composed sound patterns using abstract, nat- ural rhythms of DNA-based sequencing. They can be played any time, to purify and upgrade your home or workplace, even while you're away. Vulcan's Child has also released Healing for bodywork and Resolve for group situations. On first listening you may find the unusual sound sequences dif- ferent, but they soon grow on you. A true breakthrough in healing sound technology. VENUS, SCULPTRESS OF LOVE by Raymond Oliver and Ray Vanderby Producers: Ray Oliver and Ray Vanderby for Crystal Productions, 1998 (54mins) Distributor: Australia— Crystal Productions, PO Box 1277, Beenleigh, Qld 4207, tel/fax +61 (0)7 3804 5194 he Heaven on Earth music company, started by guitarist Ray Oliver in 1995, has had a number of great successes. The early album, Heaven on Earth, won a 1996 South Pacific International Music Award. His latest, a collaboration with keyboardist Ray Vanderby and vocalist Sharman Okan, is inspired by Shakespeare's lyrics. Venus has a heartfelt sincerity and manifests a love that connects directly with the soul. This is harmonious and contented music. NEXUS +77 DECEMBER 1998 - JANUARY 1999