Global Meditation [Box set]

Various Artists - New Age, Global Meditation (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Ellipsis Arts
• ASIN: B0000059SM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,230 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #65 in Music > Indie Music > New Age > Meditation Music

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Heiemo Og Nykkjen - Kirsten Braten-Berg

2. In the Dropull Plain [Live] - Live At The Gjirokastra Festival

3. Brolga One - Arthur Toby, Jimmy Mullane, Christopher Fry

4. Sita's Abduction - Kecak Ganda Sari

5. Mele Inoa No Hi'iaka - Joseph Ilala'ole

6. Sequences Polyphoniques - Bibayak Pygmies

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Chabako

2. Medley

3. Hamaba

4. Wale Gnouma Don

5. Haq Ali Ali Haq

6. Ghananayakam

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Lineage

2. Vodun-Rada Rite For Erzulie -(Haitian Voodoo Rite)

3. Chigamba

4. Tramin

5. Waka

6. Farfina

See all 8 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspired collection of Authentic world music, February 13, 2000

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SF Reader (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Meditation (Audio CD)

Other collections that I've purchased over the years are just reproductions of traditional music.

What sets this collection apart from the rest is that each piece was sampled from the source. Whether it's in Korea, Ghana or the Australian outback, the authentic recordings are crisp and inspiring.

A great companion box set to take a look at is 'Global Celebrations' by ellipsis arts.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Has been in my constant rotation for 18 yrs!, May 30, 2010

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J. Meadors "J Meadors" (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Global Meditation (Audio CD)

What boggles my mind is that there are only two reviews for this CD set. (as of the date of this review). I guess the other two reviewers (also 5 stars) and I were among the lucky few who discovered this powerful compilation some year back. (I bought mine while living in San Diego just out of college in 1992.)

All four of the cds are stand outs in their own right. My favorite over the years has been Voices of the Spirit (Songs & Chants), which is a collection of spiritual, ritual, and meditative music that includes original recordings from all over the world, including monastic, aboriginal, indian, balinese, and various other vocal, spiritual and ritualistic music. I can't even count how many times I've been stressed out and hit "play" on this CD and been transported to another time & place for 48 minutes. Each song is like a window into another culture, another time, another place.

The other CDs are "Harmony & Interplay (Ensembles), The Pulse of Life (Rhythm & Percussion), and Music from the Heart (Melody)--all of which have standout recording throughout.

Because of this CD I've tried various other "World Music" compilations over the years--always with varying degrees of disappointment. This collection (for me) is the high water mark. I've yet to find any compilation or global or meditative music to match it. You'll love these CDs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection for the Adventurous Music Listener, September 27, 2010

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BlueSkies - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Meditation (Audio CD)

I've enjoyed this collection for nearly 20 years. Whoever made the selections really knew what they were doing.