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Planet Drum (album)
''Planet Drum'' is a world music album by Mickey Hart, a musician and musicologist who was a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead. Hart's concept for ''Planet Drum'' was to play drum music with percussionists from around the world, and incorporate their different musical styles and traditions into a new global sound. The musicians on the ''Planet Drum'' album were from the United States (Hart), India ( Zakir Hussain and T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram), Nigeria ( Sikiru Adepoju and Babatunde Olatunji), Brazil ( Airto Moreira and his wife, vocalist Flora Purim), and Puerto Rico (Giovanni Hidalgo and Frank Colón). ''Planet Drum'' won the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album of 1991, the first year in which the award was given. It reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' chart for Top World Music Albums. Planet Drum, the book Hart also wrote a book called ''Planet Drum: A Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm'', co-written by Fredric Lieberman and D.A. Sonneborn. The book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Groove (Planet Drum Album)
''In the Groove'' is an album by Planet Drum, a percussion-based world music ensemble led by Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo. It was released on August 5, 2022. According to music journalist Michael Broerman, "With Hart from the United States, Hussain from India, Hidalgo from Puerto Rico, and Adepoju from Nigeria, they represent a consortium of the top percussionists from around the globe, united by a common language of rhythm." ''In the Groove'' is the fifth album by Planet Drum, following ''At the Edge'' (1990), '' Planet Drum'' (1991), '' Supralingua'' (1998), and '' Global Drum Project'' (2007). Critical reception In ''Americana Highways'' David Nowels wrote, "The album continues Planet Drum's hypnotic trance-like exploration of music at its most primal. The Planet Drum ensemble have created an atmospheric sonic experience that is both uniquely organic and electronic." Bill Meredith of ''JazzTimes'' noted that Hart wanted the album "to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |