The Swiss harp legend Andreas Vollenweider, who last charmed audiences with his world music-oriented 1999 masterwork Cosmopoly, returns from a six-year studio hiatus with a newly created label (Kin Kou, a subsidiary of Savoy Jazz) and a brilliant forthcoming disc, Vox, which is previewed on the bonus-material DVD included in Magic Harp, a comprehensive career retrospective.
The audio disc features 12 classic tracks culled from Vollenweider's fascinating catalog, including well-known gems from his breakthrough Down to the Moon, and two songs from Cosmopoly (including the exotic "Cor Do Amor," with Brazilian vocal great Milton Nascimento).
There's also the opening track from Vox, "Hey You! Yes, You..." and a previously unpublished song, "Moonday," taken from a 1987 live appearance in Tokyo.
Kin Kou was created not only for new Vollenweider endeavors, but also as an ongoing outlet for 24-bit remastered editions of all of his previous albums.
A great value for longtime fans and newcomers alike, Magic Harp is both a loving look back and a dashing preview of what's coming from a wondrous, creative mind that has taken Vollenweider far beyond his description as a "groundbreaking new age artist.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon DanceAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | See My LoveAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | Dancing With the LionAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Behind the GardensAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 07:19 | 16 MB | 49 MB |
| 5 | BelladonnaAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | AngohAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Night Fire DanceAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | PyramidAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 07:22 | 16 MB | 49 MB |
| 9 | Flight Feet & Root HandsAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Pearls & TearsAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Cor Do AmorMilton Nascimento, Andreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 12 | StellaAndreas Vollenweider | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Behind the Gardens | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 07:19 | 16 MB | 49 MB |
| 14 | Dancing With the Lion | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 15 | Pearls & Tears | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 16 | Dancing With the Lion | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 17 | Hey You! Yes You... | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 18 | Moonday | Andreas Vollenweider | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 79 mins | 181 MB | |||||
| 79 mins | 518 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patti Austin | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Corin Curschellas | Vocals |
| 3 | Düde Dürst | Artwork |
| 4 | Diva Gray | Vocals |
| 5 | Peoro Haldemann | Drums (Steel), Keyboards, Percussion |
| 6 | Dodo Hug | Vocals |
| 7 | Walter Keiser | Drums, Frame Drum |
| 8 | Erdal Kizilcay | Keyboards, Oud |
| 9 | David Alan Kogut | Art Direction |
| 10 | Max Lasser | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 11 | David Lindley | Guitar (Steel) |
| 12 | Milton Nascimento | Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 13 | Lucy Novotny | Vocals |
| 14 | Jon Otis | Percussion, Vocals |
| 15 | Natasha Otrinowa | Vocals |
| 16 | Christoph Stiefel | Keyboards, Piano |
| 17 | Vaneese Thomas | Vocals |
| 18 | Andreas Vollenweider | Accordion, Arranger, Composer, Gu-Zheng, Guitar (Electric), Harmonica, Harp, Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Sax (Soprano), Vocals, Whistle (Human) |
| 19 | Matthias Ziegler | Flute, Flute (Bass), Whistle (Human) |
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| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |