8/10/07: Featured Album and Artist: Inca Son
El Regreso Del Inca (Volume 10)
Inca Son transports audiences to the Andes Mountains with their ancient melodies, dances and colorful attire. The internationally acclaimed group shares their comprehensive knowledge of Inca culture. Sounds of the pan flutes, ranging from lively and happy to plaintive and haunting, is pure magic.
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8/3/07: Featured Album and Artist: Encore Presentation of Hidden Everywhere by Chris Rosser
Chris Rosser is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who won songwriting contests at the Rocky Mountain Folks and Merle Watson festivals and has been showcased twice at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Chris was a finalist at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.
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7/27/07: Featured Album & Artist:
Rhythms of Awakening by Glen Velez
Twelve Sound Journeys to Activate Your Life Force
On Rhythms of Awakening, Grammy®-winning master percussionist Glen Velez takes listeners on an odyssey of rhythm to tap that sleeping power within. Focusing on the body's lower two chakras, each composition invokes the beats and vibrations ideally suited to bringing these vital energy centers alive. With healing secrets drawn from the drumming traditions of India, Asia and Egypt, Rhythms of Awakening stirs together an exotic blend of music that inspires, energizes and awakens.
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7/20/07: Featured Album and Artist:
Tingstad & Rumbel, A Moment's Peace
Grammy Award winners Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel have performed, recorded and toured together for over 22 years with 19 albums to their credit. Traveling to as many as 70 concert venues a year, they are friends who enjoy each other's company and truly love musical collaboration.
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7/13/07: Featured Album and Artist:
Moon on the Water by Stan Richardson - Part II
What is the sound of the moon on the water?
It is the music of utter stillness and complete spaciousness — the perfect reflection of self within the universe,and the universe within the self. No finer instrument exists for capturing this music of Zen than the shakuhachi bamboo flute, the instrument which Stan Richardson has dedicated his life to master.
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7/6/07: Featured Album and Artist:
Kerala Dream by Shaman's Dream Project, Craig Kohland & Rara Avis
The music of Shaman’s Dream has become the soundtrack of L.A.’s exploding yoga scene for almost a decade, heard in studios and homes across the country. Seeking the perfect sound for her new DVD series Yoga Shakti, world-renowned teacher Shiva Rea invited friends Craig Kohland and Rara Avis to accompany her across the globe, to blend the spiritual traditions of India with down-tempo urban beats in a visionary offering of rhythm and sacred sound.
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6/29/07: Featured Album and Artist:
Moon on the Water by Stan Richardson - Part I
What is the sound of the moon on the water?
It is the music of utter stillness and complete spaciousness — the perfect reflection of self within the universe,and the universe within the self. No finer instrument exists for capturing this music of Zen than the shakuhachi bamboo flute, the instrument which Stan Richardson has dedicated his life to master.
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 xxx6/22/07: Featured Album and Artist:
Invocation by Ty Burhoe
On Invocation, Ty Burhoe offers a number of original compositions and incantations that create a melodic wave of devotion to wash over you during your sacred, inner peace times.
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6/8/07: Featured Album and Artist:
Celtic Meditation Music by Aine Minogue
If prayers were music, what would they sound like? Irish harpist Áine Minogue offers her artful answer on Celtic Meditation Music — a collection of original songs based on ancient Celtic prayers, specifically composed for meditation and relaxation.
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6/1/07: Featured Album and Artist:
Universal Love by Nawang Khechog
Nawang Khechog takes listeners on a musical pilgrimage into the experience of compassion through music. Nine original compositions meld the ancient ritual sounds of Nawang’s Tibetan homeland with traditions from across the globe to invoke within us the uplifting power of Universal Love.
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5/25/07: Encore Presentation of Dancin' in the Moonlight by Orleans
This week's featured music is from the band Orleans. Hear the signature "Orleans harmony" on the eagerly awaited studio album released in 2005, Dancin' in the Moonlight.
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5/18/07: Encore Presentation of Southwest by Eric Tingstad
Grammy Award-Winning Guitarist Eric Tingstad creates yet another distinctive sense of place with his latest musical offering, Southwest.
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5/11/07: Guest: Richard Shulman
Featured Album: Camelot Reawakened: A Vision Fulfilled
This week's musical guest is Keyboardist and composer Richard Shulman, featuring his award winning album Camelot Reawakened: A Vision Fulfilled.
Trained in the classical field, Richard Shulman first worked as a rock musician and then a jazz pianist before turning to music for healing and inspiration. Shulman's recorded musical journey includes 18 of his own albums and more than a dozen recordings for others in which he has composed and performed the music. Shulman has performed at Carnegie Hall, Art Park, the United Nations, the Kool Jazz Festival, The Amenia Peace Festival and a wide variety of other venues throughout North America and in Europe.
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5/4/07: Guest: Encore Presentation of Cool to the Touch by Greg Adams
Greg Adams' career has included success as an arranger, composer, conductor, and performer. Adams has earned both Grammy and Emmy nominations as well as an International Broadcasting Award from The Hollywood Radio and Television Society.Listen in to hear "Cool to the Touch
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4/27/07: Guest: Nancy Rumbel
Featured Albums: Notes from the Tree of Life
(and) A Moment's Peace
Nancy Rumbel's career has covered a variety of sound experiences -- from performing, touring, composing and recording to film scoring and arranging.
Rumbel's passion for unique sound colors and tone has led her down interesting and varied paths. Her eclectic instruments oboe, English horn, and double ocarina have always opened aural doors for the curious listener and her ability to create fluid tonal melody endures her to audiences around the world.
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4/20/07: Guest: Robert Thomas
Featured Album: View from the Parkway
View from the Parkway takes inspiration from the scenic vistas of the Appalachian Mountains. This album makes a perfect third companion — gentle enough not to intrude upon the gathering, yet interesting enough to listen to intently during those quiet moments between words. The addition of a few added instruments gives the individual tracks on View from the Parkway depth and character beyond mere piano compositions.
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4/13/07: Guest: Glenn Kidd
Featured Album: Satori
New York City born and bred, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist; Glenn Kidd has just released his second music effort "Satori"
"Satori" is a true masterpiece of alternative brit-pop rock and dramatic spiritual music. The songs are richly melodious and memorable, full of passion and life. Whether you relate to it for the shear musical artistic value, or for the spiritual messages, you will feel as if you transcended to think outside the box.
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 April 6, 2007 - Guest: Wah!
Featured Album: The Best of Wah!
Wah! and her band create a seductive blend of devotional chant, pop and world music on this "Best of" collection. The Best of Wah! is an invitation to be carried away on the pure sounds and graceful spirit of this remarkable musician.
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3/30/07: Guest: The Red
Featured Album: Burn
Burn is a very focused album exploring the yin and yang of love; exploring the feeling of being burnt by love and the burn of passion.
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3/23/07: Guest: Greg Adams
Featured Album: Cool to the Touch
Greg Adams' career has included success as an arranger, composer, conductor, and performer. Adams has earned both Grammy and Emmy nominations as well as an International Broadcasting Award from The Hollywood Radio and Television Society.
MORE > > >Adams has created a musical travelogue that has spanned nearly four decades, taking him on worldwide tours and contributing to some of the most important recordings in pop culture. Listen in to hear Cool To The Touch that showcases Adams' amazing signature horn section sound.
3/16/07: Featured Album is Thina Simunye: Traditional Zulu songs performed by children from the AGAPE orphanage in South Africa
Agape (a-ga-pi) n. unconditional love
The AGAPE orphanage is a care center for 25+ children who have lost their parents, many of them to AIDS or poverty. The children range in age from 15 months to 17 years old.
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xx3/9/07: Guest: Snatam Kaur
Featured Album: Anand
Snatam Kaur, a rising young devotional singer / songwriter, has been enchanting audiences since 2002 with her signature crystal clear vocals and uplifting presence. Snatam Kaur performs to sold out audiences worldwide in over 100 venues, reaching tens of thousands of people each year.
Snatam Kaur's latest release, Anand, means "bliss" and is layered with sounds of keyboard, harmonium, tabla, violin, sarod, bass and the dancing flute of Manose behind Santam Kaur's ethereal vocals.
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3/2/07: Guest: Eric Tingstad
Featured Album: Southwest
Grammy Award-Winning Guitarist Eric Tingstad creates yet another distinctive sense of place with his latest musical offering, Southwest.
As a fingerstyle guitarist classically trained in the Segovian tradition, Tingstad is well known for his impressionistic style and an uncanny ability to unearth the soul of musical landscapes. Southwest creates a sound that evokes the spirit of the land. Vocalization touches some of the songs, beautifully brushing into the instrumentation.
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2/23/07: Guest: Orleans
Featured Album: Dancing in the Moonlight
This week's musical guest is the band Orleans, now celebrating their 35th year together. Hear selections from Orleans' eagerly awaited studio album released in 2005, Dancing in the Moonlight.
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2/16/07: February 16, 2007 - Guest: Ron Warren
Featured Album: Dancing the Full Moon
Ron Warren is an award winning composer / arranger as well as a performer on both Native American flutes and keyboards. Warren began a journey with Native American flutes to honor his father's ancestors and to continue to learn more about the traditions. He has quickly emerged as one of the most versatile and dynamic Native American flute players in the country.
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2/9/07: Guest: Shane Alexander
Featured Album: Stargazer
Los Angeles based solo artist Shane Alexander is back with Stargazer, the follow up album to his critically acclaimed 2005 independent release, The Middle Way. The vocals and songwriting on Stargazer convey a real sense of honesty. Possessing a smooth and expressive voice, Alexander writes and performs songs ranging from dark and stirring to subtle and romantic. Stargazer, recorded in only four days, was tracked mostly live using vintage gear. The result is a rich, timeless sound.
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2/2/07: Guest: Inca Son
Featured Album: El Regreso Del Inca (Volume X)
Inca Son transports audiences to the Andes Mountains with their ancient melodies, dances and colorful attire. The internationally acclaimed group shares their comprehensive knowledge of Inca culture.
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1/26/07: Guest: Richard Shulman
Album Featured: Music of Peace
This recording of beautiful solo piano was recorded in the geodesic dome at the United Research Light Center, Black Mountain, NC, which has carried a focus for peace for twenty five years. Most of the music on this album was spontaneously composed. Shulman's inspiration for this improvisation was his choice of inner peace, and the spectrum of feelings that arose from this choice.
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1/19/07: Guest: Shawn Gallaway
Album Featured: I Choose Love
As a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and visual artist, Shawn Gallaway weaves music, song and painting into a richly textured experience that calls for enlightened activism.
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1/12/07: Guest: Chris Rosser
Album Featured: Hidden Everywhere
Chris Rosser is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who won songwriting contests at the Rocky Mountain Folks and Merle Watson festivals and has been showcased twice at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
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