The Library CD Shelf
Awakening the Fire
R. Carlos Nakai and Will Clipman
Canyon Records Productions
3131 West Clarendon Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85017
$13.99 www.canyonrecords.com
Grammy nominees R. Carlos Nakai and Will Clipman present Awakening the Fire
, a beautiful, instrumental music CD fusing the Native American flute with
rhythms hearkening to African, Native American, and Asian tradition. Moving
and spiritual, Awakening the Fire is a superb choice to play while meditat
ing, or seeking balance both within and beyond the physical realm. Highly r
ecommended. The tracks are "Oasis" (5:52), "Kindling the Essence" (6:17), "
Endless Journey" (6:40), "First Morning" (6:53), "Portal" (6:05), "Shaman's
Trance" (6:08), "Caldera" (6:40), "Standing Stones" (6:02), "The Fountain"
(5:46), and "Convergence" (4:47).
Roots, Shoots & Leaves
More Like Trees
BBE Records
c/o Press Junkie PR
9901 Brodie Lane, Suite 160, PMB 221
Austin, TX 78748
$15.49 CD / $8.99 MP3 www.amazon.com
Roots, Shoots & Leaves is the debut album of London-based acoustic band Mor
e Like Trees, known for their inventive music style that they dub "Strum &
Bass". The tracks of Roots, Shoots & Leaves approximately trace the group's
development and evolution together. A lively mix of flamenco, drum and bas
s, classical, hip hop, folk, and more, Roots, Shoots & Leaves bounds with t
he energy and emotion of vivacious adventure. The tracks are "Trees", "Chil
ly Water", "The Night", "Wickless Frickness", "Lady Lay", "For Sure", "Mode
rn Urban Day Hippie", "Pieces", "Rubin", "Cake", "All Red", "Down to the Ri
ver" and "Once".
Rabbits' Motel
Woody Pines
Privately Published
c/o Hearth Music PR
www.hearthmusic.com
$TBA CD / $7.00 Digital www.woodypines.com
Despite the cartoon rabbits on its cover, Rabbits' Motel isn't expressly a
children's album, but rather a set of original songs drawn from America's r
oots and cultural heritage. From the spark uniting a hobo and his beloved b
ride, to dreams of a better future, to the shattering pain of heartbreak, R
abbits' Motel infuses the flavor of the countryside into its evocative musi
c. The tracks are "Like I Do" (2:09), "Railroad Vine" (2:34), "Train That C
arried My Gal From Town" (2:45), "Who Told You" (2:31), "Heart Breaker" (3:
37), "Love the Way My Baby" (4:10), "Hobo and his Bride" (4:57), "Keep Your
Hands Off Her" (2:46), "Addicted to Blood" (1:56), and "Close Your Eyes an
d Dream" (2:13).
Funkincense
CSC Funk Band
Electric Cowbell Records
www.electric-cowbell.com
$TBA CD / $7.92 MP3 www.amazon.com
Funkincense lives up to its title as a brief but lively album of heady funk
music. The soulful strains quickly induce the listener to follow the groov
e of the beat, in this riotous, rapturous jam. A must-have for true-blue fu
nkadelic fans! The tracks are "Catcher's Mitt" (4:14), "Funkincense" (4:05)
, "Make Your Mind Up" (3:13), "Choom Gang" (5:53), "You Say" (4:44), "Ticke
t to Cabo" (3:38), "Klip Winger" (6:17), and "Versace Nachos" (4:46). Also
highly recommended is the emotionally moving Electric Cowbell album "Pruden
ce" ($18.93 CD / $5.94 MP3, 38 min.) consisting of six toe-tapping Afropop
songs by the vivacious Cheick Hamala Diabate.
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