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Title: East meets West in the wide blue yonder
Review: I confess I am a sucker for anything put out by the maestro Djivan Gasparyan. How does one explain the sound - the emotions - conveyed by the duduk in words? Impossible! It's like trying to describe the glory of spring blossoms to the blind. Okay, enough poetic license. What makes this album worthy of repeat plays (besides Gasparyan) is the extremely rare musical sensibility of Michael Brook. His past collaborations with musical greats like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Night Song) and U Srinivas (Dream) have been outstanding. He does not disappoint us this time either, although the use of some hackneyed guitar riffs on a few tracks precludes a 5-star rating. In found the songs "Freedom", "Dark Souls" and "Take My Heart" in particular, positively haunting. Overall, a welcome addition to any discerning collection.
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