| Peruvian bombo, Indian gourd casaba, quiro, maracas, rattles, seed rattles, frog scraper, triangle, rain stick, dance bells, wind chimes, bamboo chimes, puili sticks, Pakistani tambourine, quijada, suspended cymbals, gong, African djembe, cajon, gongas and bongos.If you love percussion and the special effects produced by a variety of instruments, this CD is a dream come true!Each flute is my favorite while it is playing, but then the next begins and my heart proves to be a traitor to the previous one.The serene, flowing, style of "Celestial Dancer" and "Pyramid Temples" becomes the fast, staccato celebration of "The Ancient Ones" and "Passage to MesoAmerica" and my heart flutters.The variety in this collection is an absolute smorgasbord to whet your musical appetite!Alice Gomez has been playing music since she was a small child.Marilyn Rife began studying percussion in grade school and joins in on the marimba, synthesizer, keyboard bass, clay flutes and percussion.Alice and Madalyn have that special "connectedness" that only a lifetime of playing together can provide.They have found the ideal third person in Marilyn.However, this CD runs a close second to While the Eagle Sleeps, which is my favorite collection by these delightfully talented ladies.Carlos Nakai and I wonder why these people are not suggesting he study the music of Gomez, Blanchett and Rife.These ladies consistently produce exceptional work that carries the listener deep inside the native world and reveals the splendor of our connection with nature.While the Eagle Sleeps is the CD for relaxation, meditation and journeying!Sound therapy simply cannot become more effective than this and I urge each of you to get a copy.It is hard to find more talent on a single CD.Alice Gomez plays the acoustic guitar, synthesizer, keyboard bass and percussion.Madalyn Blanchett plays the sopranino, soprano, alto and tenor recorders and clay ocarina.She has been featured on several Talking Taco CDs and is currently the instructor of Music at San Antonio College.George Gregory plays the folk harp in "While the Eagle Sleeps" and "Sacred Lands."Check out the percussion instruments utilized on this CD: "Tarahumara drums, Peruvian bombo, African basket rattles, log drum, Indian gourd cabasa, chulus (goat hoof rattles), maracas, cabasa, guiro, bamboo buzz sticks, suspended cymbals, and Native American dance bells," as listed inside the cover.These artists are not only preserving their heritage for future generations, they are actively contributing to providing a better life for those future generations.Let's all support these wonderful women as they continue to utilize their talents for the betterment of Native American lives!This is one CD that you do not want to miss!Flute music inspired by Native American night chants and lullabies.Musical influences include the Native peoples of the Great Plains as well as
Mexico, Central America and South America.Allegro Music, Canadian distribution by Holborne Distributing Co.Obsidian Butterfly is Alice Gomez's debut recording on Silver Wave Records, with Madalyn Blanchett and Marilyn Rife.Together they weave the melodic sounds of ancient flutes with a multitude of exotic percussion instruments to evoke the mystery and lore of Native peoples of the Americas.The music on this recording was created in celebration of the various splendors of the earth including scenic landscapes and ancient ruins.Surprise track: The Concheros
All music composed and arranged by Alice Gomez.Silver Wave Records, Inc
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