Gino Foti

Dionysian Stream

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

2006 Net Dot Music, Inc.
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - This composition is centered around a call-and-response solo section between synthesizer and electric guitar, backed by bass guitar and various percussion instruments from around the world - mostly African "talking" drums (adondo, atumpan, dondo, gan gan) and timbales (Cuban kettle drums/timpani), with the latter also performing tradeoff solos throughout the recap of the main section. It features my Electrum bandmate, guitarist Dave Kulju.

Kujichagulia

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

2006 Net Dot Music, Inc.
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - The title is taken from the second day of Kwanzaa, and means "self-determination" - one of the Seven Principles (Ngozo Saba). In this arrangement, fretless bass guitar plays rhythm, lead, and melodic themes over African drums (talking and stick) and vocal phrases, xylophone, berimbau (musical bow of African origin), kalele drones (steel drums), as well as added synth beds.

Dancing On The Edge Of A Dream

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

2006 Net Dot Music, Inc.
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion: Bass guitar is joined by two classical guitars and several Latin percussion instruments playing different Bossa feels.

Degrees Of Force

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

2006 Net Dot Music, Inc.
Instrumental Jazz/World Fusion - This composition features individual piano and fretless bass guitar solos, as well as a call-and-response section between the two, in the Spanish Phrygian scale, over a bed of rhythm guitars and Latin jazz-styled congas, bongos, and hi-hat cymbals. This arrangement showcases keyboardist Chris Rossi.

Salayatana

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000

2006 Net Dot Music, Inc.
Instrumental World Fusion - This composition is centered around sitar and flute solos accompanied by tabla set, rhythm guitar, synth bed, and female voice. Salayatana, or Six Sense Spheres, is one of the Links Of Dependent Origination in the Buddhist Wheel Of Life (Bhavachakra).

Brahmananda Valli - Part I

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000

2006 Net Dot Music, Inc.
Traditional Vedic chanting is combined with modern instrumentation and elements of jazz-rock fusion in a variant of East-meets-West fusion. This is the first part of the middle section of the Taittiriya Upanishad, one of the most important writings of ancient Indian culture.