Due to an overwhelming number of emails this portion of a previous article is going to be reprinted. The question is asked again and again, " What type of music is this?" The next question a lot of people ask is, "Where am I able to find this type of in my area?" Finally they ask, "How do I know that it is the same song that I heard being played on the radio?"
To answer the first question, this music is placed into a category or genre called "New Age Jazz, World Music, New Age Music or even Adult Alternative Contemporary". To find this style of music, you just have to know where to look for it. It is actually very easy. New Age Jazz can be found at most specialty music retailers or on the Internet via search engine queries. Here is a suggestion: if you hear a song that you like, get all of the information you can about the CD, artist or title. Some CDs go out of print fairly quickly so you may also want to get the product identification numbers or the promotional agency that represents the artist. This information will allow you or a retailer to refine your search and more efficiently locate the artist or CD.
Finally the Internet allows you to sample songs from a particular CD. This way you can always try the music before you buy it, or confirm that this is the song that you actually heard played on the radio. When you are listening on line you may also find that you like the music from another CD as well. This allows you to add more wonderful music to your New Age jazz collection.
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"Like the times, even our old ways of singing and dancing have changed. The drum is the same. The language is the same.
The chanting is the same. The flute is the same. Only the time has changed." - Joseph Fire Crow. Legend of the Warrior
is a compilation of songs based on traditional Cheyenne melodies and contemporary compositions, blending traditions of
Native American musical skills with that of today's tonal culture. This CD gives you eleven songs of courage, bravery,
power and love. Fire Crow uses his unique style played on his own hand crafted wooden flutes to bring to life the stories
of the Cheyenne and other Native American cultures. This CD is a wonderful follow up to his previous Grammy nominated release
Cheyenne Nation.
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You can hear sound samples of Legend Of The Warrior at www.makoche.com.
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| Anjali is the first CD collaboration between guitarist Michael Mandrell and multi-instrumentalist Benji Wertheimer. Anjali is also
Sanskrit that refers to the joining of palms in a prayerful position in front of the heart. This CD is a yoga meditations
soundtrack, so be prepared to be lifted to a mythical journey and transported to far away India. Benji Wertheimer is the founding
member of the ensemble Ancient Future, and has studied Indian music for over 25 years thus mastering the tradition and essence of
the culture. His compositional influences mixed with the Indian and Celtic acoustic guitar scales of Michael Mandrell invites you
to travel into a journey of the heart through yoga and meditation. The tracks explore Truthfulness, The Sun Salutation, Moonlight,
Mystery and Contentment to name a few. This work also has a strong percussional influence mixed with vibrantly expressive background vocals.
Enjoy this CD for yoga, meditation or relaxation. |
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| Anjali can be found at www.ancientfuture.com. |
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Rhythm of the Ancients from Medwyn Goodall takes the best elements from all of his South American Albums and fuses them into a
journey that lead you back into a time and a land that encompasses ancient culture and mystery. You will find haunting melodies
rising from the Ocarina to the marimba underscored by Mexican panpipes, congas and bongos. Close your eyes and let yourself be
transported to lost cities, halls of symbols, books of secrets, chambers of gods and finally the gates of eternity. The melodies
and rhythms will let you walk with the peoples of ancient Aztec civilization as your imagination is evoked by musical purity and splendor.
Enjoy the Amazonian grooves, plus powerful Spanish guitar tracks as they melt into world fusion.
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| Rhythm of the Ancients can be found at www.medwyngoodall.com. |
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Aphelion from Amethystium is the second CD following Odonata, which is destined to be one of the many great works that will be released
by this Norwegian ensemble. Aphelion is a combination of driving techo rhythms, world rhythms, subliminal atmospheric sounds and futuristic
grooves. Each song was written with the emphasis on creating a different mood in each listener. The songs contain Gregorian chants blended with
percussion, flutes with a solid driving bass line accompanied by angelic female voices. Let this CD take you away to where you want to go
in space and time.
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Nelson May currently hosts a New Age Jazz music program called Nightscapes heard on 90.7 FM WFAE, Sunday evenings at 7PM.
He also writes and sells relaxation CDs found at www.relaxtapes.com. In addition he records live speakers, voices radio
and TV commercials and teaches public speaking.
