One of the world music's most respected percussionists, Glen Velez, has also become a pioneer in the use of music to heal the body and calm the mind. Velez surrounds you with his timed percussive beats and fills the air with vocalizations that act as expressions of the drum sounds. The drums create their own language that acts in directing the flow of breathing. Joined with Eugene Friesen on cello and Damian Dragichi on panflute, the haunting rhythms penetrate your mind, opening you up to natural healing. Prepare for a profound and therapeutic experience.
1 Lunar Tides
2 Higher Calling
3 Farewell Wave
4 Secret Messenger
5 Catalyst
6 Bridge of Fire
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RHYTHMS OF AWAKENING BY GLEN VELEZ
Grammy-winning percussionist Glen Velez takes listeners of a journey on transformation with this invigorating foray into the world of rhythm. Utilizing a primal blend of drums, flutes, vocal sounds and other percussion instruments, RHYTHMS OF AWAKENING focuses on rousing the dormant kundalini energy in the body's two lowest chakras. As such, the listener receives a burst of creative and sexual energy that revitalizes and stimulates. Musically speaking, the album borrows from a variety of world traditions, with African and Indian influences being the most prominent. The songs vary, with some being almost straight percussion and others more fleshed out with additional instrumentation that adds melody elements.
Rhythms of the Chakras represents a new contribution to the field of sound healing: distinct rhythms that have shown themselves effective for focusing awareness on each chakra." Each of the seven rhythm cycles presented has a corresponding chakra, color, key word, vocal sound, and relative location in the human body (for example, chakra four: green, heart, "ah," chest). It was these attributed characteristics that were the inspiration for the music created. Glen employs a variety of percussion and other instruments as well as vocal sounds chosen specifically for the effects it might have on each individual chakra of your body. He also makes suggestions for enhancing the healing energy of each of the tracks.
Grammy-winning percussionist Glen Velez takes listeners of a journey on transformation with this invigorating foray into the world of rhythm. Utilizing a primal blend of drums, flutes, vocal sounds and other percussion instruments, RHYTHMS OF AWAKENING focuses on rousing the dormant kundalini energy in the body's two lowest chakras. As such, the listener receives a burst of creative and sexual energy that revitalizes and stimulates. Musically speaking, the album borrows from a variety of world traditions, with African and Indian influences being the most prominent. The songs vary, with some being almost straight percussion and others more fleshed out with additional instrumentation that adds melody elements.
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Rhythms of the Chakras represents a new contribution to the field of sound healing: distinct rhythms that have shown themselves effective for focusing awareness on each chakra." Each of the seven rhythm cycles presented has a corresponding chakra, color, key word, vocal sound, and relative location in the human body (for example, chakra four: green, heart, "ah," chest). It was these attributed characteristics that were the inspiration for the music created. Glen employs a variety of percussion and other instruments as well as vocal sounds chosen specifically for the effects it might have on each individual chakra of your body. He also makes suggestions for enhancing the healing energy of each of the tracks.
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