Though Yanni is widely known as one of the most popular purveyors of New Age music, there's actually quite a bit going on here.
In addition to the Greek keyboard whiz's usual arching, romantic melodies there are a host of other musical elements present.
ETHNICITY is an eclectic mix of the operatic (check out Michelle Amato's pipes on "For All Seasons" and "Almost a Whisper"), the electronic (the pulsing, almost Moroder-esque sequencers on "Play Time" and "Written on the Wind"), and the ancient (the chanting on "Tribal Dream," the timeless-sounding flute work that permeates the album).
Keying in on the album's title, the closing tune "Jivaeri" is a traditional Greek ballad that touches on Yanni's personal roots while still remaining very much of a piece with the rest of this sonically diverse offering.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rites of PassageYanni | Yanni | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | For All SeasonsYanni | Yanni | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 41 MB |
| 3 | The PromiseYanni | Yanni | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | RainmakerYanni | Yanni | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 5 | Written on the WindYanni | Yanni | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Playing by HeartYanni | Yanni | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | At First SightYanni | Yanni | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 8 | Tribal DreamYanni | Yanni | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 9 | Almost a WhisperYanni | Yanni | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Never Too LateYanni | Yanni | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | PlaytimeYanni | Yanni | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 12 | Jivaeri (Jiva Eri) | Yanni | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 57 mins | 132 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 412 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Amato | Vocals |
| 2 | Chris Bellman | Mastering |
| 3 | Karen Briggs | Guest Artist, Violin |
| 4 | Pedro Eustache | Arghoul, Chant, Duduk, Flute, Reeds, Saxophone, Uillean Pipes |
| 5 | Alfreda Gerald | Vocals |
| 6 | Norman Moore | Art Direction, Design |
| 7 | Randy Nichols | Vocals |
| 8 | Anthony Stabile | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Traditional | Composer |
| 10 | Kurt VonSchmittou | Vocals |
| 11 | Yanni | Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |