Globalarium


Globalarium Globalarium is a collection of pieces, whose central theme is a portrait of a unified world in harmony, through a light-hearted fusion of multiple ethnic music styles. Drawing much from rhythmic inspiration, and balancing on the central pivot of Western style 'grooves', the music sees the meeting of such diverse elements as didgeridoo, classical flute, trumpet, shakuhachi, recorder, steel drum as well as a large selection of sampled and electronic sounds.
Album Tracks (and Samples)

Title	Mins	Listen
1. The Medicine Wheel	04.29
2. Tabasco Rhythm	06:21
3. Paint the Moon Red	03:55
4. August Moon	05:26
5. Zammo-Zansa	05:26
6. Bushwhackers	07:07
7. Send in the Tribes	06:26
8. Canyon of the Big Didge	06:09
9. Navajo Sky	07:56
10. Campfire on the Dunes	10:36

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Globalarium was released in 1993 by Silver Wave Records. The ten tracks offer over an hour of total play time - 63:51 minutes.

Reviews of this album
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James Asher`s fantasia of world / tribal music is a delightful brew - an intoxicating concoction of global rhythms and Western style 'grooves'. Many cuts use chants and drones to weave hypnotic spells, while others will coax your hips to swaying with their seductive rhythms.

A music fan

I'd had this music on a cassette a few years ago and the tape broke. I was thrilled to be able to find it now on a CD. Light some incense, put this on your CD player and I guarantee your stress will disappear.

Terri DuLong from Cedar Key, Florida

Globalarium is a musical portrait of a unified and harmonious world through a multiplicity of ethnic musical styles. Just as Asher's previous, The Great Wheel, covered a lot of ground, his new Globalarium travels far and wide in gathering its musical influences, such as didgeridoo, classical flute, trumpet, shakuhachi, recorder, steel drum and a large selection of sampled and electronic sounds. Adding to the mix are guest performers such as Hossam Ramsy on percussion (has played with Peter Gabriel), Tim Wheater on flute, Joji Hirota (of Trisan trio), and, of course, Asher himself who plays keyboards in addition to being composer, producer and arranger on Globalarium. The ingenious combinations and multitextured pieces command attention and invite lots of in-depth exploration for rewarding listening all the way.

A music fan

Terri DuLong from Cedar Key, Florida

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