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Amazonian rivers transformed to the music. The music on this disc represents one of several collaborations between American minimalist composer Philip Glass and experimental Brazilian percussion group Uakti (say WOK-chee). The members of Uakti make their own instruments, both conventional and invented. Their collaboration with Glass is not simply a matter of performance -- in this work, commissioned by a Brazilian dance company in 1993, they actually adapted Glass materials for their own instruments. The first nine movements of Aguas da Amazonia (Waters of Amazonia) consist of the names of Brazilian rivers; the tenth movement, Metamorphosis I, was added later, with instrumentation similar to the first nine. Philip Morris Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer. He is considered one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century. His music is also often controversially described as minimal music, along with the work of the other major minimalists La Monte Young, Terry Riley and Steve Reich. Uakti (WAHK-chee) is a Brazilian instrumental musical group that is composed of Marco Antônio Guimarães, Artur Andrés Ribeiro, Paulo Sérgio Santos, and Décio Ramos. Uakti is known for using custom-made instruments, built by the group itself. Released: 1999 Label: Decca/ Polygram Style: Ballet, Brazilian traditions Mood: Theatrical, Dreamy, Wonder Enjoy this rainforest ride :) allmusic/album/philip-glass-aguas-da-amazonia-mw0000366732/similar en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguas_da_Amazonia
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:34:22 +0000

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