One of those treasured albums that never moves far from your CD player! A sure way to open your heart and calm a hectic mind

A journey featuring acoustic guitarist Michael Mandrell and multi-insturmentalist Benjy Wertheimer. Anjali transports the listner into both the faraway lands of acient India - through the soulful sounds of the esraj, tamboura and tabla - and the mystical Celtic landscape with lyrical splashes fo acoustic guitar. This is one of our Spa consultant, Cat's recommendations for body work and massage; for meditative travel and introspection. " Benjy Wertheimer and Michael Mandrell are world-class musicians who will rock your heart and move your soul" - John Friend, founder of Anusara Yoga

The pioneering sound of classical melodies and modern rhythm loops is one of my favorites, here is the second Aria release in this group’s cathartic collection that will help release the tensions of modern life.

ARIA was Paul Schwartz' first album: an experiment in melding short snippets of opera with contemporary sounds and beats. The result was a rich and varied collection of musical cross-fertilization, groovy and yet spiritually true to the drama of the original opera arias. The album features singer Rebecca Luker, and a large string orchestra, and was recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in London.

A large string orchestra, and vocals are recorded in the extraordinary acoustics of Abbey Road Studios in London, Resulting in true performances which lend the entire project vitality and presence that is rare for this genre. Soaring soprano vocals by Tony-nominated Rebecca Luker combine with pulsating grooves. If you’ve missed Aria in the past, think Enigma, Deep Forest, ERA, Lesium and the like.

Like his beloved early classics steeped in Blues, Van Morrison weaves spell after spell of deep yearning and earthy wisdom in his unique, raspy, crooning voice--grizzled and captivating. One of life's warrior poets, here at his best.

Introduce yourself to the Blues by listening to the best from B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Charles Brown, T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker and others.

New adventures in sound with mixes of Chris Spheeris, Tulka, Celia Cruz and more... 2CDs!

Loreena McKennitt, Sinead O'Connor, Clannad, and Mary Black are included in this collection of mystical Celtic vocalists. It has the spirit, the life, of "Lord of the Dance" and "River Dance."

Paul McCartney found this CD in a small shop in Ireland and liked the music so much that he invited Chinmaya Dunster to perform at his recent wedding. The attention of the former Beatle has garnered Celtic Ragas music deserved international acclaim. Musically, the album features an extraordinary combination of two seemingly opposite musical origins: Ireland and India. The geographical gap is bridged by the intermingling of Dunster’s sarod and Vidroha Jaime’s guitar melodies.

Multiple layers of ancient chants and overtone singing combine to form a subtle yet intense healing music experience As the composer/healer puts it, “When I worked with these different systems, whenever a sound was being recorded, my intention was that not only would it resonate a particular chakra, but that it would help balance and align it.”

These Sanskrit mantras bubble with a groove and atmosphere that takes tradition to heaven and back. Donna’s voice resonates with ether and earth, beauty that asks you to join in, become one with the sound of deep celebration.

Following up her multi-platinum debut Norah (daughter of Ravi Shankar), along with her partners the Handsome Band continue with her trademark tasty mix of jazz, country, and pop. Dolly Parton even stops by for a duet on “Creepin’ In”. With smooth vocals and sparse piano arrangements, this is an album almost everyone finds pleasurable.

Gaelic Storm, the "party" band as seen in the blockbuster movie, Titanic, follows-up their debut self-titled release with Herding Cats--once again bringing you the festive, romping Celtic dance music this lively five piece band is known for.

I Muvrini compose and perform a culturally diverse type of music without abandoning the roots that made their contribution to the "deminorization" of Corsican Music. The melting pot of the group, that now includes a Breton and a Madagascan, brews up a blend of Cajun, Celtic, Jazz and World music as borne out by "Terre d’Oru," their cover of Sting’s "Fields of Gold" (with the composer star-guesting on their version). Artists through and through, the Bernardini brothers have taken polyphony and turned it into a universal message conducive to forging solid links between the world’s citizens. The greatest moments of the self-titled debut include Sting’s "Terre d’Oru" and two new songs never released before—"Un So Micca Venuti" and an interpretation of the song by Jacques Brel, "Amsterdam."

Wong Kar-Wai has selected a mosaic of music in this luscious film, creating a sound world of Hong Kong in the 1960s, when immigrants from China (most specifically, families from Shanghai) still retained their own local identities (dialects, food, popular music, and traditional operatic forms). Many of them believed Hong Kong only to be a transient home away from China.In the Mood for Love is a film about radio days. The musical selections, ranging from traditional opera to theme songs from popular films from the 1950s, constitute the backdrop against the romantic tete-a-tete of Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung) and Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung). The main theme is borrowed from Shigeru Umegayashi’s "Yumeji’s Theme" (from Suzuki Seijun’s film of the same title). This alluring waltz, entrancing in its string ensemble arrangement, is symbolic of the tentative steps of the male and female dancers in a romantic intrigue. The distinct triple meter (dance rhythm) also embodies the paradox of passion and socially conformist duties of both sexes. What Wong found most intriguing is that only recently did he learn that Nat King Cole’s "Aquellos Ojos Verdes," "Te Quiero Dijiste," and "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" were but covers of Latin originals. The dance band arrangements, conjugating for the local Hong Kong population the land of "gold mountains," certainly inspired many dreams.

Celebrating the incredible and limitless, melodic and percussive dynamics of the electronic keyboard, as well as the elegant simplicity of the grand piano, this multi-faceted collection featuring Higher Octave Music stars Jonathan Cain, 3rd Force and Ozzie Ahlers, acoustic piano superstar Suzanne Ciani, and two previously unreleased tracks by Emilio Palame and Craig Dobbin (of 3rd Force) flows freely with the magical energies of life, spirited and sensual one minute, calm and reflective the next.

Inspired by the expression "jazz noon" (aka midnight), Grammy-nominated guitarist Craig Chaquico's long awaited new album draws upon a wide range of styles -- jazz, Latin, '50s-inspired and classic rock, and incorporates some 50 different guitars into 10 groove-filled tracks.

Craig Chaquico, whose first three solo albums earned him numerous awards including a Grammy nomination, Best Pop Instrumental Guitarist (Guitar Player Magazine), and Billboard's #1 Independent Adult Alternative Album of the Year, returns with the romantic and soulful Once In A Blue Universe. Combining Jazz and Rock influences, the former Jefferson Starship guitarist is joined by some of today's top instrumental performers: Richard Elliot, John Klemmer, Dave Koz, Douglas Spotted Eagle, 3rd Force, & Peter White.