River, The

Mirabal, Ethel & Robert
Innova Recordings
World | Aug 2016

Reviews

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-08-05
Mirabal, Ethel + Robert / The River
Label: Innova

Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-06-02

Tom McCarter
Ethel + Robert Mirabal/ The River

This music evokes spirituality and is far from boring. This is a celebration of spirit with multiple instruments, not meditation music. And the musicians are excellent!
Genre: New Age/ World
If you like: Paul Winter Consort, Ancient Future, Doa, Shadowfax
FCCs: none
Favorite Tracks: An Kha Na, Tuvan Ride, Rana Run, Jay-Red, Gat’Te
1. Dirge chant that builds in volume and intensity
2. Fast percussion start flows into fast paced jam
3. Percussion opening/ spoken word poem
4. Staccato violin opening with flute and cello jam
5. Spoken word with chants and music background
6. Drum beat start with violin dirge
7. Spoken word
8. Percussion start flows into flute dirge flows into full on jam
9. Guitar start evolves into slow tempo jam
10. Flute solo start flows into flute duet with chanting
11. Full on jam
12. Slow full on jam
13. Building chant, sounds Native American (caution: spoken word after finish)
14. Irish jig
15. Slow dirge with violins, cellos, and percussion

Recent airplay

An Kha Na
Clean Copper RadioOct 11, 2016
Tuvan Ride
At the Cafe BohemianOct 05, 2016
An Kha Na
Clean Copper RadioSep 27, 2016
An Kha Na
Celtic By CaronisSep 27, 2016
Tuvan Ride, An Kha Na
Celtic By CaronisSep 20, 2016

Charting

2016-08-08 — 2016-10-10 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 9 1
Oct 2 2
Sep 25 2
Sep 18 1
Sep 11 1
Sep 4 2
Aug 28 1
Aug 21 1

Track listing

1. An Kha Na
2. Tuvan Ride
3. Skywatchers
4. Chant
5. Peace Calls
6. Clean Dirge, Dirty Dirge
7. Run For Rain
8. Rana Run
9. Tsintskaro Memory
10. In The Eyes Of E
11. Jay-Red
12. Marshmallow Experiment Fails
13. Wi-Wa
14. Tsoma
15. Gat'te