Ambient Lounge : Love is All - Yanni Tribute, recorded live at the Taj Mahal, India, and the Forbidden City, Beijing, China from March to May, 1997. (see 1997 in music). This album peaked at #1 on Billboards Top New Age Album chart at #21 on the Billboard 200 chart in the same year. Tribute pays musical homage to India on several songs; Greek-born composer and keyboardist Yanni describes the album as a tribute to the builders of the Taj and the Forbidden City, as well as to the people of India and China. Yannis ethereal keyboard work is backed by orchestra, vocalists, a choir, and various world instruments including didgeridoo, duduk, charango, and bamboo saxophone. Yanni hired Armen Anassian as Conductor on faith --- as he had never watched him conduct an orchestra. Thats how Yanni does many things, Anassian said in a 1998 interview with the Toledo Blade. Anassian concedes that he had some doubts about the artists plans to perform at Indias Taj Mahal and Chinas Forbidden City, for Tribute. To be honest, a few years ago when he was talking about it, the idea was so amazing. I myself was very skeptical, understandably so. But the truth is, it happened. We did it.[Anassian said the Tribute video looks great but watching it on film cannot compare to actually being at the Taj Mahal and Forbidden City concerts. It doesnt feel the same. It doesnt smell the same, he said with a laugh. Its hard to put it in a nutshell. It was a life-changing experience Love is All is track 7 on the album. https://youtube/watch?v=8C1VBD2zqss
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