Oru The Natural Order (2002)

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Product Summary Label: Ryko Distribution UPC: 00650113112321 Release Date: 7/9/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60558657 Item#: MNV4VK Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Eleggua ~ Gary Stroutsos 2. Ogun ~ Gary Stroutsos 3. Babalu Aye ~ Gary Stroutsos 4. Ochun ~ Gary Stroutsos 5. Yemaya ~ Gary Stroutsos 6. Chango ~ Gary Stroutsos 7. Oya ~ Gary Stroutsos 8. Eleggua - (solo flute) ~ Gary Stroutsos   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Gary Stroutsos (wooden flute, Native American flute, whistle); Lazaro Galarraga, Eliane Hernandez (vocals); Joe Rotondi, Jr. (piano); Rene Camacho (bass); Michito Sanchez, Kevin Ricard (percussion). Recorded at LAFX Studios, North Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Danilo Lozano. In the Afro-Cuban Santeria faith, music is not just auxiliary to worship--it is an arm that reaches directly up to the divine, to honor and appease the deities that populate the religion's complex cosmology. On ORU, celebrated flautist Stroutsos isolates and radically slows down the traditional melodies and hymns of the Santeria service and voices them with soulful Native American and Chinese flutes and whistles. He adds acoustic bass for bottom, and intoxicating Latin percussion--less frenzied than traditional Yoruban drumming, but plenty stirring. To preserve some of the Cuban style he invites guest vocalists Eliane Hernandez and Lazaro Galarraga to slow-chant on a few tracks. Particularly moving is "Ochu," a paean to the god of oceans and rivers, rendered in a dramatic droning style. Those who think the bamboo flute can only express serenity are in for an awakening; Stroutsos teases a variety of moods from his instrument--praiseful, sly, urgent--emulating the forces of nature in all their beauty and rage. As with all the best examples of ethnic fusion, Stroutsos's imaginative interpretations of these sacred songs may expose a whole new audience to the power of this music.   Compilation Appearances Spa India   Associated Artists and Works Lanz, David Lanz, David Serrie, Jonn Serrie, Jonn   Technical Info Release Date : 07/09/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 1123 Label : Paras Group International Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00650113112321   Professional Reviews NAPRA Review (11-12/02, p.68) - "...Intermittent piano accompaniment fleshes out Stroutsos' poetic interpretations..."    Product Image