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Other Side
Hevia
Other Side
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, New Age, Pop
 
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A marriage of traditional Asturian pipe music with both contemporary rhythms and Arabic and North African themes. The result is a striking and powerful collection of pieces that travel across a musical landscape. The fusio...  more »

     
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All Artists: Hevia
Title: Other Side
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Higher Octave
Release Date: 3/13/2001
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, New Age, Pop
Styles: World Dance, Celtic, Europe, Continental Europe, Celtic New Age
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724385079429

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A marriage of traditional Asturian pipe music with both contemporary rhythms and Arabic and North African themes. The result is a striking and powerful collection of pieces that travel across a musical landscape. The fusion of Celtic and Arabic traditional music makes this album one of the most striking and exhilarating works to come out of the world music scene.

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Patricia S. (curlygurl) from DOWNINGTOWN, PA
Reviewed on 9/20/2009...
The music on this CD infuses Celtic music with music from other countries, especially Middle Eastern music. The Celts were all over the world at one point and so their influence can be heard in many places. Some of the pieces may be considered ambient music, while others are driven by strong percussion or electronic sounds. Over all the CD offers a nice variety of unique music. If you enjoy variations on traditional Celtic music you should take a listen!

CD Reviews

A fascinating fusion of Celtic, Spanish, and Middle Eastern
Veggiechiliqueen | 09/11/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"José Angel Hevía is a talented gaitero, or bagpipe player, from the Asturias region of Spain, next to the Celtic region of Galicia and with similar Celtic influences. Both Galicia and the Asturias produce many talented bagpipers and Celtic-influenced groups (Hevía, frequent Cheiftains collaborator Carlos Nuñez, Milladoiro), but Hevía is a breed apart. On "The Other Side" (Al Otro Llado in Spanish), he blends the electronic gaita, an instrument he developed himself, with Asian, Celtic and Middle Eastern influences--Arabic melodies and soloists, Buddhist monks chanting, haunting choral arrangements of traditional songs...blended with modern sound effects, synthesizers, and haunting instrumentals on low whistle and gaita. A perfect gift for the world music fan and a great introduction to Spanish bagpiping."
"harmonious balance of memories long past"
J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 10/26/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album takes you to another plain, samplings from each country blends fascinating arrangements and original compositions that seem to linger with you long after you push the stop button on your remote. Hevia is a gifted artist/musician/composer with a distinctive sound and a style that won't quit...electronic bagpipes, flute, low whistle and programming is his speciality, music that gets under your skin...many are from the days when his grandfather was cutting the hay. Simplicity is what most of us search for, this latest release from Hevia and Higher Octave Music has given us a glimpse of what is on "THE OTHER SIDE". Total Time: 52:49 on 12 Tracks ~ Higher Octave Music HOWCD-50794 ~ (2000)"