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Nirvana Cafe
- Karunesh
List Price: $14.95
Between the worlds of awake and sleep are welcoming inns and cafes where travelers can rest and acclimatize. At such places, wayfarers often connect with a wise one or simply bask in the music of the spheres before continuing on their way. Virtuoso instrumentalist Karunesh serves exquisite fare at Nirvana Cafe, melodic rhythms artfully and at times spiritedly blended with an array of flutes, strings, piano, keyboards and percussion. On guitar, guest artist Govi conjures the language of desire, mystery and joy.
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Track Listing
1. Dazzled
by the Light 5:39
2. Chuang
Tzu's Dream 5:09
3. Blessings
Rain 5:48
4. Sapphire 5:24
5. The
Conversation 5:15
6. Revelry
5:10
7. Follow Your Heart 5:20
8. Stargazing 5:28
9. Keeper of Mystery 5:33
10. The
Peace Within 5:17
Reviews
"Nirvana Cafe is
Karunesh’s second release for the Real Music
label. More adventurous than the earlier Zen Breakfast,
I really like the variety of sounds and moods on
this album. Although intensely spiritual in nature,
Nirvana Cafe conveys more of a zest for life than
many recordings of this type. Some of the tracks
are quiet meditations, but others bring in strong
bass and percussion, just begging to have the volume
cranked up a few notches! Govi contributes outstanding
guitar work on four tracks, and the rest of the
varied sounds are multi-instrumentalist Karunesh
working his musical wizardry. I love Revelry, a
rhythmic confection with pan flutes playing a simple
but compelling melody. Other instruments are introduced
as the song goes on. I hit the “replay”
button on my CD player for this one all the time.
Keeper of Mystery is more ambient, but also has
a strong rhythm. It is dream-like but also catchy.
Chuang Tzu’s Dream tells the story of the
Taoist sage’s dream that he was a butterfly.
Upon waking, he couldn’t tell if he was a
man dreaming he was a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming
he was himself. Very beautiful, soothing, and intriguing
with Asian influences and lovely flute work. Sapphire
is another beauty with lots of open space to float
around in. Actually, all of the tracks are really
good - those mentioned are favorites, but there
really are no weak spots. Very highly recommended!"
- Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications
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