Cyro Baptista - BANQUET OF THE SPIRITS |--

Cyro Baptista: Cyro Baptista (vocals, berimbau, drums, snare drum, congas, clay drum, talking drum, cymbals, finger cymbals, pandeiro, washboard, tabla, temple blocks, triangle, caxixi, percussion, water gong, sound effects, typewriter, waterphone); Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (oud, bass instrument, acoustic bass, electric bass); Brian Marsella (accordion, melodica, fortepiano, toy piano, keyboards, balafon); Tim Keiper (drums, drum set, pandeiro, percussion).
Personnel: Cadu Costa (acoustic guitar, castanets, background vocals); Erik Friedlander (cello); Celio Balona (accordion); John Zorn (alto saxophone).
Audio Mixers: Dave Darlington; Eric Carlinsky.
Recording information: Bear Tracks, NY; Big Mouth, NJ; Peter Scherer Studio, New York, NY; Studio Fiuza, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Tedesco Studio, NJ.
Arrangers: Cyro Baptista; Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz; Brian Marsella; Tim Keiper.
Master Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista is a "world musician" in the truest sense of the word; he's performed with everyone from Irish folk kings the Chieftains to Chinese classical icon Yo-Yo Ma. BANQUET OF THE SPIRITS is accordingly eclectic, incorporating a swirling, polyrhythmic, pan-Latin stew of beats and melodies, with Middle Eastern and European influences liberally sprinkled in. For all of the album's far-ranging flavors, though, the format is largely acoustic, making for an organic flow that complements the multitude of musical traditions explored.

• Format Detail: CD
• Released: 2008-03-18
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Format: CD
• Genre: World Music
• Internal ID: JITRE