Describing this music is not easy, it has to be listened to, its the first album of its kind from Ukraine and is beautiful and amazing. It is gratifying to hear how organically the sounds meld together, for example, the lyre, the deep Ukrainian violin and the Indian percussion. Or the mandolin with the drymba. In this album you will find unexpected combinations and each of them again and again will prove that music has no borders, music is for everyone, regardless of nationality. Kabanov and his music look in this direction and in listening you will find many unexpected and hidden gems that are worth finding.

Kabanov is influenced by a wide range of musical interests, which include the European Middle Ages, Eastern tradition, and Slavic ethnic, from jazz to folk-rock and world music. The album Dale of the Muses became in effect an Ukrainian project in the field of world music and apparently, one of the first in Ukraine.

1. Fanfare's
2. Meeting
3. Holyday
4. March Again
5. Muses Dale 2
6. Timeless
7. Bervy
8. Arkan
9. Magic of the Land

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 11/12/2011
Olexa Kabanov lives in Kiev Ukraine

Tagged as: World, New Age

1. Lavender by Middle-Earth Ensemble: sultry and percussive Mid-East fusion
2. Passage_ by Middle-Earth Ensemble: sultry and percussive Mid-East fusion
3. Peaceful Planet by Kourosh Zolani: persian santour (hammer dulcimer)
4. Off the Rails by The Old Recruits: a new take on old funk
5. Cherry Picking by Jerry Palmer: ambient, rhythmic, moody and melodic guitar compositions
6. Legends of the Dark Ages by Phil Rey: high impact dramatic film score music
7. Viva La Pepa by Viva La Pepa: Spanish, Sephardic and French traditions served on a bed of drones
8. Honey From The Thorn by Tim Rayborn: Medieval and Middle Eastern music
9. A Circle of Hidden Intentions by Greg Williams: looped acoustic guitar layers
10. Trad by Barry Phillips: Scandinavian folkish cello
11. Majestie by Poeticall Musicke: Late Renaissance and Early Baroque music, historically performed
12. Terean by Ivilion: massive tribal ambient compositions.
13. Cezanne by Drop Trio: groove-oriented organ-based funk jazz trio
14. Versions by Version: Electro-Reggae-Blues.
15. 12 String by Jeff Wahl: acoustic new age and jazz guitar.
16. Whisper by Suzanne Teng: world flute with a serene energy
17. Eternal Flame by Ryo Utasato: From wild Electronica to soothing Ambient. From Ethnic Fusion to Epic Rock, Cinematic and beyond
18. Humanity Is Falling Apart by Moh Alileche: music of the mountains of Kabylia

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