Grasslands Ensemble And Daniel Ho, The / Between The Sky And Prairie
| Album: | Between The Sky And Prairie | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Grasslands Ensemble And Daniel Ho, The | Added: | Nov 2017 | |
| Label: | Wind Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-11-05 | Pull Date: | 2018-01-07 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 31 | Dec 17 | Dec 10 | Dec 3 | Nov 26 | Nov 19 | Nov 12 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 08, 2022: | Virtually Happy
Between The Sky And Prairie |
4. | Jan 11, 2018: | Melange
Gray Sparrow's Heartache, Daur Love Song |
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| 2. | Jun 21, 2018: | Melange
Manchurian Lullaby Melody |
5. | Dec 27, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Daur Love Song |
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| 3. | Jan 13, 2018: | Music Casserole
Daur Love Song, Singing Magpie |
6. | Dec 26, 2017: | Old fart At play
Between The Sky And Prairie |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2017-11-02
Reviewed 2017-11-02
Amazing one-of-a-kind album. Hawaiian musician Daniel Ho went to Inner Mongolia and found some astonishing players whom he infused with his own multi-faceted musicality; reminiscent of the Kurdish “Hawniyaz” another East-West fusion album of high virtuosity and great spirit.
No FCC's; Favorite tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,9, 10 ,11, 13
**1—Between the Sky and Prairie –3:35 -- sweet and soulful instrumental of ukulele with violin and some human voice
**2 – Daur Love Song –3:22 – rhythmic love song – vocals, jaw harp, bird calls – captivating!
*3- Gray Sparrow's Heartache – 4:40– lovely and delicate vocals with Ho's piano underneath
*4—Rock Blossoms –2:48 – uptempo Barga folksong with local instruments
*5—Singing Magpie –1:51 – amazing instrumentation and vocals imitate magpie calls
6 –Jiang Mu Reverie –4:40—traditional throat singing with piano and native instruments
*7 –Manchurian Lullaby Melody—3:29 – lovely vocal with Ho's six string ukulele and local folk instruments
*8 –Golden Sunlight –3:30-- another gorgeous vocal with piano
*9 –Yaohur –2:32 – uptempo dance song with throat singing and native instruments
*10 –The Tragedy at Uhert Mountain and Huiteng Lake –2:10 – powerful
*11- Praise for Galloping Horses –3:14-- heavy duty throat singing with Daniel playing Hawaiian gourd percussion; galloping rhythm
12—Mongolian Drinking Song –2:23-- accompanied by Ho's ukulele
13 – Genghis Khan Eulogy – 6:37 – everyone chimes in for this one where they pull out all the stops for their great warrior (and bain of the Western world)
No FCC's; Favorite tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8,9, 10 ,11, 13
**1—Between the Sky and Prairie –3:35 -- sweet and soulful instrumental of ukulele with violin and some human voice
**2 – Daur Love Song –3:22 – rhythmic love song – vocals, jaw harp, bird calls – captivating!
*3- Gray Sparrow's Heartache – 4:40– lovely and delicate vocals with Ho's piano underneath
*4—Rock Blossoms –2:48 – uptempo Barga folksong with local instruments
*5—Singing Magpie –1:51 – amazing instrumentation and vocals imitate magpie calls
6 –Jiang Mu Reverie –4:40—traditional throat singing with piano and native instruments
*7 –Manchurian Lullaby Melody—3:29 – lovely vocal with Ho's six string ukulele and local folk instruments
*8 –Golden Sunlight –3:30-- another gorgeous vocal with piano
*9 –Yaohur –2:32 – uptempo dance song with throat singing and native instruments
*10 –The Tragedy at Uhert Mountain and Huiteng Lake –2:10 – powerful
*11- Praise for Galloping Horses –3:14-- heavy duty throat singing with Daniel playing Hawaiian gourd percussion; galloping rhythm
12—Mongolian Drinking Song –2:23-- accompanied by Ho's ukulele
13 – Genghis Khan Eulogy – 6:37 – everyone chimes in for this one where they pull out all the stops for their great warrior (and bain of the Western world)
Track Listing