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Name:
Ancient
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Style:
World
Age:
54
Joined:
Jul 6, 2006
Latest Activity:
5 days ago
Subscribers:
319
Website:
World Music
About Me:
Formation Date:
Feb 11, 1979
Record Label:
Ancient-Future.Com, Narada, Philo, Putumayo
Label Type:
Major Label
Band Members:
Some of the current members include Matthew Montfort (bandleader, scalloped guitar), Pandit Habib Khan (sitar), Salah Takesh (Arabic percussion), Georges Lammam (Arabic violin), Irina Mikhailova (vocals), Manose (Himalayan bamboo flutes), Bui Huu Nhut (dan bau), Arshad Syed (tabla, percussion), Zhao Hui (gu zheng), Liu Qi-Chao (Chinese flutes), Benjy Wertheimer (tabla, esraj, vocals), Alan Tower (didjeridu, guitar, huaca), Doug McKeehan (keyboards)
Influences:
The term "world fusion music" was coined by bandleader Matthew Montfort in 1978 to describe Ancient Future's unusual blend of musical traditions from around the world. BILLBOARD calls the group trendsetters for their early contributions to the movement, which seeks to show how people from different cultures can grow by learning from each other.
Sounds Like:
There is some sonic territory shared with Dead Can Dance, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Peter Gabriel, Enya, The Chieftains, Mickey Hart, Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Zakir Hussain, Tabla Beat Science, Shakti, John McLaughlin, Oregon, Afro-Celt Soundsystem, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Ali Farka Toure, Habib Koite, Salif Keita, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Okan Murat Öztürk, Kamil Alipour, Egberto Gismonte, Airto Moreira, Buena Vista Social Club.
Hometown:
Kentfield
Country:
United States
Event Dates
February 29, 2012 07:30 AM
142 Throckmorton Theatre
'Sympathetic Strings & Resonant Reeds' is a multi-artist bill featuring sets by acoustic guitar icon Alex de Grassi; Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring Grammy-winning reed player Paul McCandless, Ancient Future percussionist Ian Dogole, and bassist Fred Randolph; classical guitarist Jon Mendle, who has performed with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble; and an acoustic guitar round-robin with Teja Gerken and Ronnie Ray Padilla. The concert is a benefit for guitarist Matthew Montfort of the world fusion music band Ancient Future. Funds go to support his recovery from a wrist injury that resulted in the cancellation of several months of performances. Wrist injury recovery donations are also accepted online at ancient-future.com.
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