Customer Reviews

Daughters Of The Sun

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Nana [Simopoulos], minus her last name and plus a number of new musical friends, returns for another foray down the misty, musical pathways of her fertile imagination. Her exotic, contemplative compositions for strings, winds, voice and percussion are rooted in ethnic traditions from around the world, but are enhanced by modern jazzy flavors and improvisational flourish. The fusion of eastern and western musical styles is apparent simply by the noting the variety of instruments contributing to this album: sitar, bouzouki, tanpura, fretless guitar, sarangi, bansuri flutes, clarinet, pan flute, Apache spirit flute, Chinese flute, bass flute, hammered dulcimer, violin, cello, bass, tablas, glass armonica, udu, digeridu, toms and other world percussion, with vocals, chants and spoken Greek rounding out the soundscape. Guest artists include Ustad Sultan Khan on sarangi and vocals, Steve Gorn on flutes, and percussionist Arto Tuncboyacian. Nana and friends can also be heard in her previous release, "After the Moon", and if you enjoy their work, you might also like that of the innovative Persian group, Axiom of Choice.

From the shining, delighted music of the first song to other songs with percussion so extremely meditative in such a gorgeous way it becomes almost sullen, Nina Simopoulos takes instruments & sounds from all over the world to create an impressive melange. The music is very spicy. Cobras would dance to it. There are distinctly Persian sequences, & an array of flutes including Apache spirit flutes & pan flutes. There are didgeridoos & tanpuras, classic droning instruments from Aboriginal & Indian [of India] cultures. Tablas, violin, keyboard. I can't honestly say it's the MOST talented or brilliant album I have from this loose genre of music, but it is very interesting, & that is reflected in how well it sells.

From the shining, delighted music of the first song to other songs with percussion so extremely meditative in such a gorgeous way it becomes almost sullen, Nina Simopoulos takes instruments & sounds from all over the world to create an impressive melange. The music is very spicy. Cobras would dance to it. There are distinctly Persian sequences, & an array of flutes including Apache spirit flutes & pan flutes. There are didgeridoos & tanpuras, classic droning instruments from Aboriginal & Indian [of India] cultures. Tablas, violin, keyboard. There are many more, used to create something marvelous. I can't honestly say it's the MOST talented or brilliant album I have from this loose genre of music, but it is very interesting, & that is reflected in how well it sells.

Nana's music ... evocative and enchanting. Tunnels us into magical realms.

This is CD is so beautiful. I love the different instruments which you never hear together like the didgeridu with an Apache spirit flute. It feels so ancient and yet so contemporary.

Nana's music... evocative and enchanting. Tunnels us into magical realms.

This production is not even in the same ball park as Loreena McKennitt. Lame production, lame recording, terrible composition, mediocre performances, but other than that it.....well, stinks frankly. I can't think of anything good to say about this pathetic immitation of a wonderful genre of music. I bought it based on favorable reviews. People who like this stuff should not be trying to influence others, rather go back to their Yanni and pretend to be enlightened while they sip weak green tea and burn toxic cheap incense and candles from Pier One.