An Introduction to Amiata’s Secret World vol. 1

Secret World presents ethnic and acoustic performances from around the globe, singled out from rare or even secret traditions.
Examples are ritual music from Laos and Tibet, Javanese Gamelan and sacred vocal music from Bali, Balafon from Burkina Faso and rare musical traditions from India.

The series broaches innovative experiments in which two cultures, geographically distant from one another yet musically and spiritually alike, draw inspiration from each other and create something entirely new for the first time, as in the case of “Meeting of Angels” featuring Gregorian chant and classical music from northern India interpreted by the Gilles Binchois Ensemble and Ustad Nishat Khan.

Also included, among others, are pieces from the internationally acclaimed “Synaulia” ensemble, Gabin Dabiré from the Burkina Faso tribe and tabla player Zakir Hussain with Krinshna Bhatt.

TRACKLISTING

• NISHAT KHAN & THE ENSEMBLE GILLES BINCHOIS-ALLELUIA (5:40)
• NISHAT KHAN & THE ENSEMBLE GILLES BINCHOIS-REMINISCERE (3:30)
• SYNAULIA-ETRURIA (1:57)
• SYNAULIA-ORACULUM (2:40)
• GABIN DABIRÉ-MAMIDI (4:00)
• GABIN DABIRÉ-KALÉ (2:38)
• LA FAMILLE DEMBELÈ-YARO MU MA BUÉ (4:15)
• NOUTHONG PHIMVILAYPHONE -LAM KHONESAVANE (4:33)
• NOUTHONG PHIMVILAYPHONE -PUTAINOI (4:32)
• KECAPI SULING-BUBKA (2:30)
• DEGUNG-SABILULUNGAN (5:30)
• THE BAULS OF BENGAL – BHKTER DARE BANDHA ACHHNE SANI (4:20)
• THE BAULS OF BENGAL -GYAN ANJANA NAYANE DAO (EXCERPT) (5:00)
• KRISHNA BHATT, ZAKIR HUSSAIN-RAAG KIRWNAI (EXCERPT) (7:00)
• CHOGYAL NAMKHAI NORBU RINPOCHE – THE PRACTICE OF CHOD (EXCERPT) (5:00)