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Whispers the Falling Snow
Dan Chadburn
www.DanChadburn.com
Privately Published
c/o The Creative Service Company
4360 Emerald Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
www.thecreativeservicecompany.com
$15.13 CD / $8.99 MP3 www.amazon.com
Classically trained pianist Dan Chadburn presents Whispers the Falling Snow
, an instrumental, solo piano album in tribute to the joys of the winter se
ason. Most of the songs are improvisations upon traditional and long-belove
d carols; three tracks ("Returning Home", "Winter Waltz", and "Whispers the
Falling Snow") are Chadburn's original creations. A truly beautiful listen
ing experience, Whispers the Falling Snow is highly recommended. The tracks
are "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" (4:27), "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella" (
4:20), "Returning Home" (4:23), "Silent Night" (3:44), "In the Bleak Midwin
ter" (4:18), "What Child is This" (3:49), "Winter Waltz" (3:42), "Away in a
Manger" (4:01), "Angels We Have Heard on High" (3:35), and "Whispers the F
alling Snow".
Cha Cha Cha
Abelardo Barosso with Orquesta Sensacion
World Circuit
worldcircuit.co.uk
c/o Rock Paper Scissors (publicity)
511 West 4th Street, Suite 2
Bloomington, IN 47404
www.rockpaperscissors.biz
http://abelardobarroso.officialstore.co.uk/Shop
9.99 Brit pounds / $TBA US
Available as a CD, vinyl, or high-resolution download, Cha Cha Cha is an al
bum of fourteen of the most widely beloved songs recorded by the "Golden Vo
ice of Cuba" Abelardo Barosso, with Orquesta Sensacion. Remastered for the
first time in 60 years, these classic songs reverberate with passion and in
tensity. The album includes in-depth liner notes, with full lyrics in Spani
sh and English as well as rare, vintage photography. Highly recommended, es
pecially for classic international music collections! The tracks are "En Gu
antanamo" (3:01), "La Hija de Juan Simon" (3:08), "Tiene Sabor" (3:09), "El
Guajiro de Cunagua" (3:05), "Un Brujo en Guanabacoa" (3:04), "El Panqueler
o" (2:54), "El Huerfanito" (2:57), "El Manisero" (3:13), "La Mulata Rumbera
" (3:00), "Yo te Cansa (Na Teresa)" (3:01), "Macarina" (3:00), "Bruca Manig
ua" (3:38), "La Reina del Guaguanco" (3:11), and "Triste Lucha" (3:25).
Sanctuary III: Beyond the Dream
Sherry Finzer
www.sherryfinzer.com
Heart Dance Records
c/o New Leaf Distributing Company
$14.63 CD / $8.91 MP3 www.amazon.com
The eleventh music CD of superlative flautist Sherry Finzer, and third albu
m in her solo Sanctuary series, Sanctuary III: Beyond the Dream is a wondro
us medley of flue playing, electronic effects, synth pads, and sounds of na
ture. Sweeping and visionary, Sanctuary III evokes a sense of peaceful jour
ney and reverence for the Arizona desert. Highly recommended. The tracks ar
e "The Way" (8:18), "Hallelujah" (6:06), "Beyond the Dream" (6:00), "Frost
Runes" (6:55), "Amazing Grace" (6:01), "Another Time and Place" (8:05), "Wa
yfaring Stranger" (6:07), "Grace" (6:51), and "Song for Rex" (5:48).
Dawn
Emma Donovan & the PutBacks
HopeStreet Recordings
c/o Press Junkie PR
$17.99 CD / $5.99 MP3 www.amazon.com
The debut album of indigenous vocalist Emma Donovan and Melbourne rhythm ba
nd The PutBacks, Dawn is an Australian composition that captures the nation
's darkest and most hopeful moments. The songs are closer in heritage to Ab
original musical traditions than modern soul, flowing with raw, unfettered
emotion. Excitedly entrancing to the point of overwhelming, Dawn is an enth
usiastically welcome to international music shelves. The tracks are "Black
Woman", "My Goodness", "Dawn", "Mother", "Daddy", "Keep Me In Your Reach",
"Come Back To Me", "Voodoo", and "Over Under Away".
Kirike
Kasse Mady Diabate
Six Degrees Records
c/o Press Junkie PR
$31.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 www.amazon.com
Kirike is an original album from Kasse Mady Diabate, one of West Africa's l
uminaries of music. A Mali native who moved to Paris, Diabate draws upon th
e Mali music tradition of griot in his resounding, velvet-voiced songs, per
formed in the Bambara language. A unique treasure, Kirike is a "must-have"
for international music collections. The tracks are "Simbo" (5:28), "Sori"
(6:04), "Ko Kuma Magni" (6:50), "Sadjo" (4:33), "Toumarou" (4:33), "Kirike"
(5:37), "Douba Diabira" (7:21) and "Hera" (8:11).
Midnight Rhumba
Johannes Linstead
www.johanneslinstead.com
Earthscape Media
c/o The Creative Service Company
4360 Emerald Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
www.thecreativeservicecompany.com
$13.99 CD / $8.99 MP3 www.amazon.com
Midnight Rhumba is a wild and exciting album filled with rhythms inspired f
rom the tropics, and the superlative guitar playing of award-winning instru
mentalist Johannes Linstead. Accompanied by Gypsy violin, Afro-Cuban percus
sion, piano, and even a smattering of accordion, Linstead enthusiastically
celebrates cross-cultural musical fusion in an album that virtually embodie
s the joy of welcoming a new year. A fantastically energetic soundscape fro
m beginning to end! The tracks are "L'Italiana" (3:54), "Radio Argentina" (
5:02), "Pineapple Grove" (5:14), "Siempre (Now and Forever)" (5:10), "El Lo
bo" (4:44), "Balzac's Brew" (3:41), "Angel on my Guitar" (3:47), "The Oracl
e" (5:44), "Midnight Rhumba" (4:33), "Calypso Island" (3:44), and "Bewitche
d" (4:49).
Ethnotronica
Ireesh Lal
Privately Published
c/o Press Junkie PR
$TBA CD / $5.34 MP3 www.amazon.com
Ethnotronica is the debut solo album of multi-instrumentalist and programme
r Ireesh Lal. Fusing original electronic music with aspects of East Indian
tradition and elements of the Western jazz trumpet, Ethnotronica transcends
cultures, borders, and genres. A surging, heady mix of incredible joy de v
ivre, Ethnotronica is especially recommended for connoisseurs intrigued the
radical revelry of daring to be different! The tracks are "Electrolounge"
(3:55), "Liftoff" (3:54), "Haunted" (3:37), "Novacane" (3:52), "Spirits" (3
:41), and "Shooting Star" (3:16).
Gymnosphere: Song of the Rose
Jordan de la Sierra
Unity Recrords
c/o The Creative Service Company
4360 Emerald Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
www.thecreativeservicecompany.com
$16.49 CD / $17.49 MP3 www.amazon.com
Gymnosphere: Song of the Rose is an instrumental music CD, digitally remast
ered from the original vinyl album that has been out-of-print for over 30 y
ears. A unique creation from a specially tuned piano, Gymnosphere defies cl
assification - cutting-edge for its era, yet possessed of a timeless qualit
y that transcends genres. As much of an exploration as it is a soundscape,
Gymnosphere is a "must-have" for connoisseurs. 2 CDs.
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