Veteran Solace member Ruben van Rompaey knows that rhythm is a universal language, and this awareness shines through in his direct, passionate style of playing on Eastern Expressions 2. For this album, he brings in a treasure trove of Middle Eastern percussion: dumbeks, riqqs, dhollo, djembes, davul, finger cymbals, tablas, udu, and various cymbals...all for a performance that grabs your attention from the very first note. Ruben is the winner of the Tama Drummers Award and the Erasmus Rotterdam Jazz Award. Highly recommended for belly dancing and tribal dancing enthusiasts.
m3u audio streams (if the flash player above doesn't work for you): [hifilofi] Play all tracks as an m3u audio stream (or xspf, ogg, mp3 file)
[hifilofi] 01-Guy's Rhythm (6:17)
[hifilofi] 02-Miyuki (Beautiful Snow) (7:34)
[hifilofi] 03-Dum Tek Ka (5:35)
[hifilofi] 04-El Cedro (4:17)
[hifilofi] 05-Ko Chi (Wind from the East) (4:22)
[hifilofi] 06-Azuma Onoko (Man from the East) (5:47)
[hifilofi] 07-Indian Blossom (7:55)
[hifilofi] 08-Fingers (0:50)
[hifilofi] 09-Gomera (8:04)
[hifilofi] 10-Ajanti (Bonus Track) (5:38)
[hifilofi] 11-Fuji (Bonus Track) (5:02)