New Bedouin Dance by Free Planet Radio

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New Bedouin Dance

1) Garden of the Beloved (Rosser, BMI) - a devotional piece bringing to mind the mystical writings of Rumi, Hafez and Baha'u'llah

Chris: acoustic guitar, dotar, Rhodes, harmonium

River: tabla, talking drum, cymbals, zils

Eliot: string bass

2) Seventh Crossing (Rosser, BMI) - a 7/4 groove with a feeling of travel, be it physical or metaphysical

Chris: cumbus oud, acoustic & electric guitars, melodica, harmonium

River: drum kit, doumbek, coccoon rattles, gong

Eliot: string bass

3) Bodhisattva (Rosser, BMI) - a simple pentatonic tune

Chris: dotar, cumbus oud

River: riq

Eliot: string bass

4) New Bedouin Dance (Rosser, BMI) - Inspired by the music of groups like Oregon, early Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett. The trio arrangement introduces a Morroccan gypsy/Afro-cuban flavor.

Chris: acoustic guitar, Rhodes, melodica, harmonium, handclaps

River: congas, doumbek, gourd, shaker, triangle, clave, handclaps

Eliot: string bass, handclaps

5) Lalit's Friend (Rosser, BMI) - reminiscent of the haunting Indian classical morning raga, Lalit

Chris: dotar, cumbus oud, electric sitar, electric guitar, harmonium, melodica

River: frame drums, talking drum, gongs, bells, cymbal

Eliot: string bass, fretless bass guitar

6) Radio Asheville (Rosser/Guerguerian/Wadopian, BMI) - from a one take spontaneous improvisation at the end of a long day in the studio

Chris: Wurlitzer electric piano, cumbus oud, dotar, melodica

River: drum kit, gongs, bells

Eliot: electric bass guitar

7) Alap for Parshuram (Wadopian, BMI) This composition

combines the techniques learned on bass and the sarangi (bowed Indian

string instrument) from my great friend and teacher Parshuram Bandari.

The last half of this composition is a liturgical piece from the Gregorian Chant "For The Beauty of the Earth".

Eliot: string bass

8) Holly's Groove (Guerguerian, BMI) - The main rhythmic cycle is in 18/8 (3+5+3+7), is based in 2's and 3's, and has a Central Asian/Middle Eastern/Indian influence. The rhythmic structure is:18/8, 5/8, 18/8, 7/8, 7/4, 18/8, 12/8, 18/8.

River: cajon, voice, riq, coccoon rattles, doumbek

9) Logic and Logos (Rosser/Guerguerian/Wadopian, BMI) - a collage of two sonic experiments

Chris: electric guitar, dotar

River: gongs, bells, frame drum

Eliot: string bass

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