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COLLECTION OUT DIGITALLY AND ON-DEMAND OCTOBER 11
On October 11, 2011, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release the Mickey Hart Collection to preserve and further the Grateful Dead percussionist's endeavor to cross borders and expand musical horizons. Smithsonian Folkways will make many of Mickey Hart's music projects available digitally (stream and download) for the first time while keeping physical versions in print as on-demand CDs.
The Mickey Hart Collection begins with 25 albums drawn from The World, a series Hart curated that incorporated his solo projects, other artists' productions, and re-releases of out-of-print titles. Six of the twenty-five albums form the Endangered Music Project, a collaboration between Mickey Hart and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, which presents recordings from musical traditions at risk. Both The World and The Endangered Music Project were previously distributed by Rykodisc from 1988 to 2002.
The Mickey Hart Collection offers a wide variety of music from virtually every corner of the globe, recorded in a diverse range of locations from the Nubian Desert to the Papua New Guinea rainforest.
"Music is our talking book, our portal to the spirit world. I hope you will enjoy these audio snapshots of my musical journey," Hart says. "It's an honor to have my recordings at Smithsonian Folkways alongside the greatest songcatchers of our time."
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings' Mickey Hart Collection
Airto Moreira, The Other Side of This
Babatunde Olatunji, Drums of Passion: The Beat
Babatunde Olatunji, Drums of Passion: The Invocation Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra, The Traveling Jewish Wedding
Hamza El Din, Eclipse
Mickey Hart, Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim, Däfos
Mickey Hart, Taro Hart, Music to be Born By
The Gyuto Monks, Freedom Chants from the Roof of the World
The Gyuto Monks, The Perfect Jewel: Sacred Chants of Tibet
The Latvian Women's Choir, Dzintars: Songs of Amber
The Rhythm Devils, The Apocalypse Now Sessions
Ustad Sultan Khan, Sarangi: The Music of India Various Artists, The Spirit Cries: Music from the Rainforests of South America & the Caribbean*
Various Artists, American Warriors: Songs for Indian Veterans
Various Artists, Honor The Earth Powwow: Songs of the Great Lakes Indians
Various Artists, L.H. Correa de Azevedo: Music of Ceara and Minas Gerais*
Various Artists, Living Art, Sounding Spirit: The Bali Sessions
Various Artists, Music For The Gods: The Fahnestock South Sea Expedition: Indonesia*
Various Artists, The Arthur S. Alberts Collection: More Tribal, Folk, and Café Music of West Africa*
Various Artists, The Discoteca Collection: Missao de Pedquisas Folcloricas*
Various Artists, The Music of Upper and Lower Egypt
Various Artists, The Yoruba/Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across The Ocean*
Various Artists, Utom: Summoning the Spirit
Various Artists, Voices of the Rainforest
Zakir Hussain & Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Venu
*Endangered Music Project Release
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