Gardens of Eden

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B000059LDR
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,967 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > World Music > Africa > Madagascar
  • #2 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Costa Rica
  • #3 in Music > World Music > Africa > Guinea

Track Listings

1. Midal (Papua New Guinea) - Telek

2. Tsara Ny Miran'ny Taniko (Madagascar) - Eric Manana

3. Mais Filhos De Gandhi (Brazil) - Ana Rita Simonka

4. Makola (Guinea) - Baba Djan

5. To A Beloved (India) - Shweta Jhaveri

6. Arica (Big Sur) - Barefoot

7. Conori (Brazil) - Regional Vermelho E Branco

8. Pais Azul (Costa Rica) - Guadalupe Urbina

9. Tautai E (New Zealand) - Te Vaka

10. Elepaio Slack Key (Hawaii) - Keola Beamer

11. Happiness Is... (Tibet) - Yungchen Lhamo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! This is one HOT world music CD!, March 28, 2001

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Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gardens of Eden (Audio CD)

I've had various world music cd's recommended to me, from music from Mali (not bad, but a bit repetitious) to Brasil, Bulgaria, you name it. All are interesting, not all are ones you'd listen to every day.

Gardens of Eden is one World Music CD that just knocked my socks off. Every cut is fantastic. The mix is varied, from Tibet to New Zealand to Brazil, yet the mix fits together. This is a very cleverly assembled montage of music and it is fast becoming one of my favorites.

To get a good idea of the songs, listen to the first cut, from Papua New Guinea, and then the Shweta Jhaveri. These are two of my favorites on the CD. The last song is the Tibetan one, no sample given here but it is wonderfully deep and interesting.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It whisks you back, October 22, 2001

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Alicia M. Chillemi "Alicia" (Belleville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gardens of Eden (Audio CD)

No matter what Garden of Eden you have in mind, this is the music to take you there.

We were traveling down Rt. 1 in California and stopped in Big Sur. At one of the local shops, I heard the ever familiar Putumayo music and fell into a conversation with the store owner over our mutual appreciation for the Putumayo label. She then brought to my attention that her group was featured on Gardens of Eden. Naturally, we bought it.

The next day, when traveling through the misted mountain road, we were entralled by the way the music somehow choregraphed the scenery - or was it the other way around? All I know is that I will forever remember driving in the convertible, rounding each bend to music that swept away all of our cares and concerns.

I highly recommend this disk.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Warm and relaxing, March 17, 2001

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"amina13" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gardens of Eden (Audio CD)

I've listened to almost all of the Putumayo CDs and own more than a few. They've been instrumental in introducing me to all sorts of world artists. Unfortunately, with many of the CDs I end up really liking about 25% of the songs and wishing I could discard the rest. This was NOT the case with Gardens of Eden, though. The whole album is enjoyable and lulls you into a sense of well-being and peace. Recommended.