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The Private Years
''The Private Years'' is a box set released by Private Music in 1999. It features five of Yanni's albums for Private Music: '' Reflections of Passion'', ''In Celebration of Life'', '' Dare to Dream'', ''In My Time'', and ''Live at the Acropolis'', as well as the DVD of his concert film, ''Live at the Acropolis''. Track listing ''Disc 1'' ''Disc 2'' ''Disc 3'' ''Disc 4'' ''Disc 5'' ''DVD Track listing'' # "Santorini" # "Until the Last Moment" # "Keys to Imagination" # "The Rain Must Fall" # "Felitsa" # "Within Attraction" # "One Man's Dream" # "Marching Season" # "Nostalgia" # "Acroyali/Standing in Motion (Medley)" # "Aria" # "Reflections of Passion" # "Swept Away" # "The End of August" Personnel Performers * Charlie Adams – acoustic and electronic drums *Osama Afifi – bass *Charlie Bisharat – violin * Karen Briggs – violin *Michael Bruno – percussion *Ric Fierabracci – bass *Endre Granat – violin * Julie Homi – keyboards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanni
Yiannis Chryssomallis (; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni ( ), is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer. Yanni continues to use the musical shorthand that he developed as a child, blending jazz, classical, soft rock, and world music to create predominantly instrumental works. Although this genre of music was not well suited for commercial pop radio and music television, Yanni received international recognition by producing concerts at historic monuments and by producing videos that were broadcast on public television. His breakthrough concert, '' Live at the Acropolis,'' yielded the second best-selling music concert video of all time. Additional historic sites for Yanni's concerts have included India's Taj Mahal, China's Forbidden City, the United Arab Emirates' Burj Khalifa, Russia's Kremlin, Puerto Rico's El Morro castle, Lebanon's ancient city of Byblos, Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage, India's Laxmi Vilas Palace, the Egyptian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Bisharat
Charlie Bisharat (born March 15, 1963) is an American violinist known as a member of Shadowfax and for his work in film and with other new age jazz artists. Life and career He was born in Inglewood, California, in 1963 to Palestinian parents who immigrated to the United States from Israel in the 1950s. Bisharat was a member of the band Shadowfax which won the Best New Age Performance Grammy Award in 1988 for the album '' Folksongs for a Nuclear Village''. He has toured with Yanni during the '' Reflections of Passion'', '' Revolution in Sound'', '' Dare to Dream'' and '' Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993'' concert tours. He is also featured on John Tesh's live concert video ''Live at Red Rocks''. Bisharat accompanied Tesh in live shows as co-writer and co-producer. Recordings and publications Bisharat's work can be heard in more than 200 recordings, including Elton John, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Aerosmith, Jane's Addiction, and Lady Gaga's album Chromatica. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Goldsmith
Lynn Goldsmith (born 1948) is an American recording artist, film director, celebrity portrait photographer, and rock and roll photographer. She has also made fine art photography with conceptual images and her paintings. Taschen, Rizzoli, and Abrams have published books on her work. In 1985, she received a World Press Photo award. In the 1980s, she wrote songs and performed as Will Powers. In 2023, she was part of a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the limits of fair use concerning a series of Andy Warhol silkscreen portraits based on a Goldsmith photo of the musician Prince. Life Goldsmith was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1948. She attended the University of Michigan, where she graduated in three years ''magna cum laude'' with two degrees, in English and psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Baumann
Peter Baumann (born 29 January 1953) is a German musician. He formed the core line-up of the pioneering German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976, while still touring with the band, and embarked on a solo career in 1977. He founded the record label Private Music. Since the early 2000s, Baumann has devoted his time to studying and promoting initiatives in science and philosophy that shed light on the human condition. Background Peter Baumann was born in West Berlin, West Germany, in 1953, his father a composer, his mother an actress. When he was eight, the Berlin Wall was built, and Baumann entered the American/German Community School in West Berlin, where he learned English and was first exposed to American culture. At age 14, Peter joined a cover band and performed at G.I. clubs. Then, in 1971, at age 18, he met Christopher Franke, and ended up joining Tangerine Dream as a rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shardad Rohani
Shahrdad Rohani, also known as Shardad Rohani (; born 27 May 1954), is an Iranian-American composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor. His style is contemporary and he is well known for composing and conducting classical, instrumental, adult contemporary/new age, film soundtrack as well as pop music. He was the principal conductor and music director of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra from 2016 to 2020. Early life He was born in 1954 in Tehran, Iran. His father, Reza Rohani, was an accomplished musician and as a result, Shahrdad and all of his brothers including Anoushiravan Rohani and Ardeshir Rohani followed in their father's footsteps. He began playing the piano at age 6, like many of his other brothers. As a child, he was a student to a well-known Persian violinist, Ebrahim Rouhifar. At age 10 he attended the Persian National Music Conservatory of Tehran. By 1975, he was studying Composition and Orchestra Conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. In 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Lisa (singer)
Kimberly Leadbetter (born November 20, 1979), known professionally as Mona Lisa, is an American Pop music, pop and Contemporary R&B, R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, and record producer. She is best known for her debut single "Can't Be Wasting My Time" featuring the Hip hop music, hip hop group Lost Boyz, which was featured on the ''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'' soundtrack, as well as her debut album ''11-20-79''. In 2011, her collaboration with labelmate DL, "First Klass (That Lyfe)" was released as a digital single. It's the lead single for the ''King of Paper Chasin soundtrack. Her song, "Once Upon a Time" (written by Dennis Cooper) appeared in the film, ''The Heart Specialist'' which was released in 2012. Discography Albums *1996: ''11-20-79'' Singles *1996 – "Can't Be Wasting My Time" (featuring Lost Boyz) *1996 – "You Said" *1996 – "Our Time to Shine" (with Lil' Kim ("Don't Be a Menace..." soundtrack) *1997 – "J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachi McHenry
Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: ''Indrāṇī''), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: ''Śacī''), is the queen of the devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud and kind, she is the daughter of the asura Puloman and the consort of the king of the devas, Indra. According to legend, due to her heavenly beauty and sensuality, Indrani was desired by many men, many of whom tried to marry her. When Indra was away performing his penance for the slaying of Vritasura, Nahusha, a mortal king of the Lunar dynasty, was chosen as the ruler of heaven. The latter tried to seduce Shachi and make her his queen, though she cleverly executed a scheme to dethrone him and later reunite with her husband. Indrani (or Aindri) is also one of the Sapta Matrika—the seven divine mothers. She is an important goddess in Shaktism, a major sect of Hinduism. Indrani is rarely worshipped as an independent deity and is most often worshipped with Indra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Joseph
Bradley Joseph (born 1965) is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestras, quartets, and solo piano pieces. He has been active professionally since 1983, and has played various instruments in rock bands throughout the Midwest. In 1989, the Greek composer Yanni hired Joseph for his band. Joseph was a concert keyboard player with Yanni on six major tours, most recently in 2003 for the 60-city ''Ethnicity'' tour. He appears in the multi-platinum album and concert film, '' Live at the Acropolis.'' Joseph also spent five years as musical director and lead keyboardist for Sheena Easton, including a 1995 performance on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.'' Joseph is the owner of the Robbins Island Music label. His solo career began when he independently released '' Hear the Masses,'' featuring many of his Yanni bandmates. This debut was followed by ''Rapture'', an instrumental album recorded with a 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Homi
Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhavan featuring Lakshmi * ''Julie'' (1998 film), a British public information film about seatbelt use * ''Julie'' (2004 film), a Hindi film starring Neha Dhupia ** '' Julie 2'', its 2016 sequel starring Raai Laxmi * ''Julie'' (2006 film), a Kannada film starring Ramya * ''Julie'' (TV series), a 1992 American sitcom starring Julie Andrews Literature * '' Julie; or, The New Heloise'', a 1761 novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Julie'' (George novel), a 1994 novel, the second book of a trilogy, by Jean Craighead George * ''Julie'', a 1985 novel by Cora Taylor Music * ''Julie'' (opera), a 2005 opera by Philippe Boesmans * Julie (band), an American shoegaze band Albums * ''Julie'' (album), by Julie London, 1957 * ''Julie'' (EP) or the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endre Granat
Endre Granat (born in Hungary in August 3, 1937) is an American violinist. He is regarded as the most recorded violinist and concertmaster working in the studios today. Early life and education Granat studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington and the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. Granat is a former Fulbright Scholar. His teachers included Gyorgy Garay, Josef Gingold and Jascha Heifetz. In 1962 Endre Granat won first prize at the International Competition in Heidelberg and he was a 1967 prize winner of the Queen Elizabeth International Competition in Brussels. He performs on an Italian "Domenicus Montagnana" 1721 violin. Career Granat is a former assistant concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, concertmaster of the Goteborg Symphony Orchestra, and concertmaster of the Pacific Symphony. He is a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition and a recipient of the Ysaye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ric Fierabracci
Ric Fierabracci is an Italian‐born American bassist who has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Frank Gambale, Chick Corea, Sir Tom Jones, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Bradley Joseph, Shakira, Nancy Sinatra, Planet X, The 5th Dimension, The Beach Boys, and Yanni. He is featured on Yanni's live concert videos and albums '' Live at the Acropolis'', '' Live at Royal Albert Hall'', and ''Tribute'', most recently touring during the 2003 ''Ethnicity'' world tour. He also appears in Shakira's music video "Inevitable". Fierabracci had performed as the house bassist at the L.A. jazz club " The Baked Potato" until he relocated to New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ..., and has also contributed to numerous TV and film jingles. Discography *''Hemispher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalani Das
Kalani Das, also known simply as Kalani (birth name Michael Bruno), is an American classically trained percussionist, author, and educator. He has recorded percussion with numerous artists including Yanni and Suzanne Ciani, and has won several awards, including #1 Rock/Pop Percussionist through ''DRUM! Magazine''.Black, Dave. 1993Michael "Kalani" Bruno: on the Road with Yanni Modern Drummer. December 1993, pp 96-97. He has published several instructional books and DVDs, teaching a variety of percussion instruments, including hand drums and small percussion. History Kalani Das received two Bachelor of Music degrees from California State University Northridge, one in percussion performance (1986) and another in Music Therapy (2010). He has received seven awards from ''DRUM! Magazine'' for his work as a performing artist, author, percussion clinician, and group drumming leader. He has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Kenny Loggins, David Sanborn, Max Roach, Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
