BREATHING RHYTHMS: DRUMMING MEDITATIONS FOR ENERGY
Glen Velez
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Release Date: 17-10-2000
Label: Sounds True
Catalog Number: MM00120D
Barcode: 600835012027
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lunar tides [07:59] | 4 | Secret messenger [16:43] |
| 2 | Higher calling [10:22] | 5 | Catalyst [10:02] |
| 3 | Farewell wave [09:44] | 6 | Bridge of fire [07:13] |
Description:
A Polyrhythmic Journey to Activate Your Body's Energy. Glen Velez stands as one of the most respected percussionists in world music today. But he is also a pioneer in the use of music to heal the body and calm the mind. With Breathing Rhythms, Velez offers a multilayered, interactive journey to attune listeners to the natural rhythms and energy flows of their own bodies. Through the same principles of rhythm and tone used by meditative chant and drumming traditions across the globe, Velez draws us into five somatic soundscapes created specifically to activate the matrix of sound that resonates within every cell of our bodies. Listeners use simple vocalizations and breathing patterns, or just tune in quietly to these captivating pieces, to bring on expansive states of well-being, boost their energy levels, and tune in to their body's natural ebbs and flows. With cello by Eugene Friesen and gypsy pan flute by Damian Dragichi.
Biography:
Glen Velez is an internationally recognized master drummer, composer, scholar and teacher who has merged his background in Western percussion with the study of frame drum performance styles. In creating his own music, he draws on drumming techniques from South India, Asia, Egypt and elsewhere. Nine albums of his original music are available, along with several instructional videos. Glen Velez developed and teaches the Handance system of frame drumming, which integrates rhythm, movement and vocalization for mental and physical toning. A member of the Paul Winter Consort from 1983 to 1998, he has also recorded with Steve Reich, Pat Metheny, Suzanne Vega, Richard Stoltzman and others on various major record labels.
