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& REVIEWS music for your practice of yoga and medita- M U Ss | C tion and for relaxation. Reviewed by Richard Giles BEYOND THE MOON SHAMAN WOMAN by Chris Shakallis by Vicki Hansen New Audio, Australia, 2005 (61mins) Global Grooves, Aust, 2005 (59mins) Distributors: New World Music; web- Distributors: Aust—New World Music, _ site http://www.soundshak.com tel (02) 9565 4522; UK—New World Firerimenting with sound and its effects Music, tel 01986 891600; USA—New on consciousness is the wave of the World Music, tel 800 771 0987, website future. This album from Chris Shakallis http:/www.globalnetwork.com.au uses the enneagram and Tibetan singing Vix Hansen says that Shaman Woman bowls to do “°. The enneagram isa precise came to her following a post-tsunami mathematical pattern engraved into a circle visit to Sri Lanka, where shed done volun- with numbers. The album consists of three FREE cD, valued at $37, teer work with an organisation called 21-minute interconnecting musical ennea- and Special Report Reveal... Sarvodaya. She was struck by the enormity —_ grams; each is a threefold process around ti ® of Mother Nature's force, and her eyes and the circle. There are the 1-4-2-8-5-7-1 and How to Med itate heart were opened to a degree she'd never the 9-3-6-9 sequences. Also featured on the experienced before. Shaman Woman is all CD is oud, shakuhachi, didgeridoo and IN STA N T LY! + about tuning in to the healing force of vocals. An intriguing experiment in sound. a Nature. It's a deeply meditative album, fea- fl 5 ie enix: co Harti ineionl turing the shaman drum, flutes, didgeridoo SHADOW, MIST & LIGHT ow deeply) than a fem , 2 and Vedic chants. Music to heal and uplift. by Peter Sterling 1 4 headin! by 1 Real Music Records, 2005 (57mins) ea po ee oe: oe THE CARIBBEAN Distributors: Australia—New World Hased om part on Nebel Price winnumg by various artists Music; Europe—MCC, tel +49 4102 vecach an bow “ume b Putumayo, USA, 2005 (46mins) 898202; USA—Real Music, tel (415) — aoe ee oe vat Distributors: Aust—MRA, tel (07) 3849 331 8273, http://www.realmusic.com ss Kamen orciirtiedl tailicames ws eseraaiel call 6020; UK—Putumayo, tel 07759 new artist from Real Music, Peter ¥ called Web a 600495; USA—Putumayo World Music, Sterling has an amazing story. He had a berm . tel 800 955 9588, www.putumayo.com _ spiritual vision of playing harp with a heav- Phage Mat Ba rai lhe original inhabitants of the Caribbean enly choir surrounding him, and saw himself - a = eather ates were Arwak, Caribe and Taino Indians. allowing divine music to flow in. A week : < hetw. fi and Their populations were ravaged by intro- later, he met a Celtic harpist and bought a duced disease and the islands became acen- harp. _Instinctively he began to play chords Mow a New CD and Repart Reveal tre of the African slave trade. This brought and melodies. "It was as if my hands knew . main ths es - or - reste a diverse range of cultural influences that what to do," Peter said. The melodies then Pang pteanysciarpationdl “2 inspired new musical forms like reggae, began to mature into distinct songs. His first — mento and ska in Jamaica and calypso and album was released in 1994, and his second, | |*!! an ewe : tiediation at soca in Trinidad and Barbados. Artists here Harp Dreams, went to number one on the a a include Ska Cubano, Mika, Coalishun, NAR top-100 radio playlist in 2004 and was | |Z), —..:.... sauulhsie vereuie val choos Waldo Mendoza, The Skatalites, Jab Jab and nominated for US "Album of the Year". His le a es Militant. This is Caribbean music at its par- new release combines congas, flutes, didge, «l ahh nt ict Deewlt tying and exhilarating best. . guitars and violin with harp. This variety of ‘= ak a co el world influences makes it a fascinating mix. = (ieee Oe bent si , INYAN al . site by Sacred Earth " ania! . o Sacred Earth Music, 2005 (61mins) Distributors: NWM, tel +61 (0)2 9565 4522; http://www.sacredearthliving.info his third CD from Australian group Sacred Earth is a quieter offering com- pared with previous albums. Following the acclaimed Pamanyungan and Divine Devotion (see NEXUS 12/05), Inyan fea- tures the duo's devotional chanting and sacred music. Prem Aliyah and Jethro Williams are joined by eminent percussion- ist Tunji Beier on his ghatam and kanjira drums and on dholkis. Jnyan is the word for the honouring of rocks, stones and boul- ders of the Earth. The album is great mood eit Wicase i 4 = flew m ely imal | ID baess aval i DW Laat WEI i as peach ia a wd ib Call NOW for vour FREE CD and special report (24 hrs, 7 days) on ‘reecall 1800 70 70 47 www. meditate. com. au THE CARIBBEAN by various artists Putumayo, USA, 2005 (46mins) Distributors: Aust—MRA, tel (07) 3849 6020; UK—Putumayo, tel 07759 600495; USA—Putumayo World Music, tel 800 955 9588, www.putumayo.com lhe original inhabitants of the Caribbean were Arwak, Caribe and Taino Indians. Their populations were ravaged by intro- duced disease and the islands became a cen- tre of the African slave trade. This brought a diverse range of cultural influences that inspired new musical forms like reggae, mento and ska in Jamaica and calypso and soca in Trinidad and Barbados. Artists here include Ska Cubano, Mika, Coalishun, Waldo Mendoza, The Skatalites, Jab Jab and Militant. This is Caribbean music at its par- tying and exhilarating best. . INYAN by Sacred Earth Sacred Earth Music, 2005 (61mins) Distributors: NWM, tel +61 (0)2 9565 4522; http://www.sacredearthliving.info his third CD from Australian group Sacred Earth is a quieter offering com- pared with previous albums. Following the acclaimed Pamanyungan and Divine Devotion (see NEXUS 12/05), Inyan fea- tures the duo's devotional chanting and sacred music. Prem Aliyah and Jethro Williams are joined by eminent percussion- ist Tunji Beier on his ghatam and kanjira drums and on dholkis. Jnyan is the word for the honouring of rocks, stones and boul- ders of the Earth. The album is great mood APRIL — MAY 2006 NEXUS +79 www.nexusmagazine.com