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Indipop pioneer Steve Coe marks his pending retirement and the end of an era with CompilASIAN: The World of Indipop (Narada Records). Coe selected tracks from Sheila Chandra, Monsoon, The Ganges Orchestra, and other artists for this archival collection of some of his favorite recordings. Some of these songs were previously unreleased or long deleted. They weave the beautiful, haunting sounds of Indian traditional music and drums with contemporary, trance, and world fusion, demonstrating why Indipop was the innovator of world music for three decades. Having a party? This is great dance music!

Mayan Landing 2012  is a lush jungle of exotic drums, forest sounds, bells and rattles, didgeridoo, cedar flutes, marimba, guitar, and vocals. The artist, Devara White, known as Thunderbeat, has studied with noted ritualist /drummer Layne Redmond. She has recorded with Robert Mirabal, Brooke Medicine Eagle, Greg Braden and Steven Halpern, among others. As an ethnomusicologist, she has studied many styles of music from world cultures, and Mayan Landing 2012 is a complex blend of influences. Thunderbeat's masterful drum performance is powerfully atmospheric. This is a great CD!

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