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After The Moon by Nana Simopoulos
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8 tracks | 52 minutes
Released May 2001
on Na Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 12:23 Midnight lyrics BUY MP3 12:23 Midnight lyrics "GIFT MP3" 12:23 Midnight
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Earthy, sensual and moving...a truly unique style ... Greek, East Indian, and Middle Eastern musical influences combine with Western sounds to make some pretty wonderful world music. Nana splashes aural color with great skill." Francis Bell
Editorial review
World music is one of those musical terms that is somewhat nebulous yet very useful and convenient. An umbrella term that has been applied to a wide variety of ethnic forms, world music could be anyone from the Chieftains to Ravi Shankar to the late Astor Piazzolla. In some cases, an artist might have different ethnic influences without sticking to any particular genre -- and Nana Simopoulos is that type of artist. On After the Moon, the singer/instrumentalist brings Greek/Mediterranean, Indian, and Middle Eastern influences to the table. She plays the bouzouki without being a traditional Greek artist, and she plays the sitar without being a traditional Indian artist. So for the sake of convenience, it makes sense to describe this multicultural CD as world music or world fusion. Favoring a hauntingly tranquil approach, Simopoulos finds the parallels between different types of modal music -- she realizes that Greek, Indian, and Middle Eastern/Arabic music are all part of the modal family, and she has no problem combining them and bringing her different influences together. Of course, there are purist hardliners who would object to the way she uses traditional acoustic instruments in non-traditional ways. In Greece, some might object to hearing the bouzouki outside of a rembetika setting, and in the northern part of India, some would argue that the sitar should be reserved for traditional Indian music -- that it has no place in either Indian pop or the type of world fusion that Simopoulos gets into on After the Moon. But thankfully, she doesn't allow purists to keep her from doing something expansive and risk-taking. Like other Simopoulos CDs, After the Moon is a good example of how interesting things can be when one turns to different cultures for inspiration. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Nana Simopoulos
As traditional music fans have searched for something new to capture their interest, most new artists have simply tried to imitate what is currently popular. While music fans have expressed a greater interest in World Music, most have realized that the genre is merely a collection of international artists performing what is traditional in their country and their culture. This is why Nana Simopoulos is capturing so much attention.
Nana is a unique "world based" artist who is creating a new "universal" genre of music that combines her love of Greek music and culture with various music styles and influences from around the world. Building upon a vast array of musical and songwriting influences such as Ralph Towner, classic folk and popular music artists Joni Mitchell and sitarist Rais Khan, Nana's music encompasses songs that provide you with the insight into her creative musical fusion and who she is as an artist.
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