Ash Dargan - Passions of Flamenco & Didjeridu

Ash Dargan an Australian indigenous recording artist world renowned for his mastery on the Didgeridoo has been pushing the boundaries of contemporary world music for the last eight years. His distinct blend of Australian indigenous and contemporary world music captures the essence of one of the oldest cultures on earth and with it transcends the boundaries of time. His music has been described as the soul of the Australian Dreamtime landscape with a timeless quality reflecting a deep connection and reverence for the spiritual wisdom of his ancestry.
A member of the Larrakia Nation, the traditional land owners of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, Ash is an ambassador of his culture through his music, storytelling and live performances. Ash was classically trained in music from the age of eight on trumpet and came back to his cultural roots at the age of twenty two. His grandmother and great uncle, both traditional elders of the Larrakia people were instrumental in his musical adoption of the Didgeridoo and its deeper cultural significance. Through them he came to know of the Didgeridoo's unlimited potential for the expression of rhythm and its ability to represent the power of the natural and spiritual worlds. The vocal harmonies used in traditional corroboree‘s (ceremonies) and the natural voice of Australia’s native song birds have also had a great influence on his musical compositions.

Passions of Flamenco & Didjeridu with Don Emilio Fernandez de la Vega at their best as the Spanish guitar, didge and full percussion enchant you in this world first combination. Ash Dargan plays the ceremonial didgeridoo, wooden flutes, percussion and vocals

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Wah! - Jai Jai Jai

For Special Friends than like Western musical styles and Eastern spirituality come together seamlessly on Wah!'s Jai Jai Jai, an intoxicating album of chants themed after love, wisdom and praise. The serene sounds of light harmonium, pennywhistle, violin, percussion and guitar comprise the flowing backdrops on which Wah!'s call-and-response style Sanskrit mantras float airily, like whispers on the wind. Shri Krishna, which slowly builds in intensity as the song progresses, is a great example of joyous, uplifting chanting that has universal appeal. Another highlight is Om Mani Padme Hum - a beautiful song whose use of whistle, guitar and Wah!'s ethereal vocals almost make it sound

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This melodic album proved a delight to listen to, sing along with, and gives the listener an opportunity to relax in its rhythmic tunes, from the round-like refrains of Bolo Ram to the soft chant of Gayatri. Bolo Ram consists of several distinct mantras, and begins with Wah!’s solo voice accompanied by the harmonium, then segues into a more up-tempo rhythmic praise tune with a jazz guitar and shaker, then into a more responsive choral effort complete with a men’s choir and additional instruments. As the end nears, the chants grow slower and quieter, bringing the listener to a devotional attitude. With Sri Krishna, Wah! gives us a more bluesy approach, not something one would expect for an Indian chant, but which works nonetheless. Also very reminiscent of the musical chants of the Hare Krishna movement in the 1970s (for those of us who happen to remember—and perhaps miss—those times of Flower Power and Free Love). Shyam Bolo Jai and Durge are two songs of praise, the first to Krishna, and the latter to the Divine Mother. Shyam is light, almost playful in its presentation, while Durge is more solemn, but still delightful. The album ends with Gayatri, a light, flowing musical meditation on the three planes of existence — mortal, immortal and divine. My one complaint? Wah! presents one song in English—What She Has to Give—a light jazzy blues number that, to be quite frank, I really don’t think fits in with the rest of the musical offerings. In spite of the fact that it’s written about a saint from southern India, this song’s style doesn’t suit the up-beat pop devotional aspect of the album.

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