CanyonArtist: Paul Winter Consort
Released in 1985, half of the compositions for Canyon were actually recorded in the Grand Canyon, while the rest were recorded in St. John's Cathedral in New York. The musicians were Paul McCandless, David Darling, Eugene Friesen, Glen Velez, Paul Halley, John Clark and Oscar Castro-Neves. ~ Backroads Music/Heartbeats, All Music Guide
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Greatest HitsArtist: Paul Winter
Cantos de AmorArtist: Gipsy Kings
Community Score: 7.67
Cantos de Amor is a lovely collection of love ballads, both original and traditional, as performed by the Gipsy Kings. Even though they have performed love songs throughout the years (in fact, they have been collected on a love song compilation), the band has never before devoted themselves to simply love songs -- they've barely done a concept...
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CollectionArtist: Trilok Gurtu
Trilok Gurtu's percussion work has powered a number of great albums that effectively fuse world music with jazz, allowing for both tight performance and free improvisation. This collection is therefore a gem, selecting ten cuts from six albums. Both an excellent overview and a wonderful place to begin acquainting yourself with Gurtu's music, and...
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Artist: Gipsy Kings
After ten years of playing in the streets, at weddings, and in restaurants, the Gipsy Kings were swept away in a feast of commercial and critical success in the late '80s. By the late '90s, they had sold over 15 million albums worldwide and become one of the best-selling all-Spanish language acts in U.S. history. Their Greatest Hits collection,...
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CallingsArtist: Paul Winter
Community Score: 5.00
Callings is a two album set of the songs and compositions of Paul Winter's three year expedition to Newfoundland, the Hebrides, Baja, the Bahamas and California. The musicians on this digital recording are otters, beluga whales and dolphins in harmony with oboe, soprano sax, cello and pipe organ. This is truly radiant work. ~ MusD, All Music Guide
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Artist: Gipsy Kings
Living MagicArtist: Trilok Gurtu
With Jan Garbarek (saxes), Nana (per), Daniel Goyone (k). This is a septet doing Indian, Turkish, Scandinavian, and Brazilian world fusion, which is very well conceived. One of Garbarek's better efforts as collaborator or leader. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
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Artist: Gipsy Kings
Common GroundArtist: Paul Winter Consort
This is a good example of Winter's nature-conscious music, as he has incorporated the sounds of birds, wolves, and humpback whales into his ensemble. It's surprising how close such wild animals come to playing pop music. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Worldes BlysseArtist: The Mediæval Bæbes
Community Score: 10.00
The 12-member vocal group Mediaeval Baebes make their US debut with Worldes Blysse, a collection of ethereal, haunting music that bridges the gaps between pop, new age, and classical music. Songs like "Kinderly" reveal why the group performed at the 1999 Lillith Fair. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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