Shapeshifters - The New Pulse of World Fusion

Shapeshifters | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Soundings of Planet
• ASIN: B00004WFND
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #492,869 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Breath Music Dance

2. Moon and Star

3. Pipers of Beltane

4. Lakshmi

5. Voice of Rhythm

6. Stop the War

7. Shapeshifting

8. Trance Organic

9. Manju

10. Equinox

11. Lotus

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alain Eskinasi at his best, November 11, 2001

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LGwriter "SharpWitGuy" (Astoria, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shapeshifters - The New Pulse of World Fusion (Audio CD)

Don't confuse these guys with the hip-hop band of the same name. This group is a top-notch world fusion ensemble whose leader, Alain Eskinasi, is one of the great messengers of world fusion music. He's recorded under his own name, with this group, with Brainscapes, with Professor Trance, and is a member of Third Force as well, and was an original member of one of the first Afro-fusion groups, Soto Koto. He's a multi-instrumentalist who plays all manner of percussion, bass, guitar, and keyboards, and who's a groovemaster supreme.

This album picks up where the group's first (on a tiny label, not readily available) left off, and it's a welcome addition to the world fusion repertoire. Aside from Eskinasi, the other folks include the husband-wife team of Aziz and Khabira Paige and Richard Hardy. Aziz plays sitar and guitar, Khabira plays tambura, and Richard's reeds include flute, sax, and clarinet.

The group is complemented on several tracks by various vocalists and by didgeridoo as well. If you love world fusion, this is a terrific example of it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great World Fusion Music, August 6, 2005

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Mike Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shapeshifters - The New Pulse of World Fusion (Audio CD)

If you are into World Fusion music, consider Shapeshifters to satiate the music lover in you. It is a very nice blend of flavors that will captivate you till the end. World Fusion music is not my favorite type, but I am happy to own this CD.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great soothing grooves man!, November 21, 2000

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Maarz (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shapeshifters - The New Pulse of World Fusion (Audio CD)

Okay, so that sounds like I'm a hippie or something, but really, this item is fantastic! Just look at the cover (I love looking at covers!) Doesn't it just tell you it's good? Well, It is! It's fabulous! I highly recommend it if you're an Enigma fanatic, Like myself, or if you simply just want to listen to something relaxing. Try it, I garentee you will be happy you have, and if you're not, you probably can't recognize good music when you here it. So if you like enya, enigma, david lanz, mythos, yanni, sacred spirt, pure moods, delerium, or anything else I've forgotten, give it a shot.