Bill Laswell - Asana Ohm Shanti - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Legendary producer and bassist Bill Laswell is joined by Alice Coltrane, Santana, Pharaoh Sanders, Zakir Hussain and others make music for those they are inspired and moved by, and who they aspire to be, including his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Sonny Sharrock, Rumi and Pattabhi Jois.

Rasa is a Sanskrit and ancient Javanese expression which means Incha sense of the spiritualInch. Produced and arranged by the prolific and legendary Bill Laswell, this CD features an hour-long manifestation of InchrasaInch in the piece InchShining Stone (Watu Gilan),Inch which is trance music for meditation, yoga practice, massage and spa. The recording was made in the Borobudur, Java and Monkey Forests in Bali, Indonesia.

(2-CD set) Originally released in 1988, this album marked one of the truly successful world fusion creations, which Rhythm Magazine said symbolizes Inchthe birth of a new era in musicInch. It's a direct, transcendent exchange between six acclaimed musicians from diverse cultures, including L. Shankar, Zakir Hussain, Nicky Skopelitis, Daniel Ponce, Aiyb Dieng and producer/bassist Bill Laswell. This CD is a true American melting pot of deeply tangled roots, merging East and West to create a new music soundscape. At it's core, there's Indian music, and somewhere underneath lies flashes of the slow rustic lope of American country music.