Potpourri

April, 1994

The Sound of Exotic MusicEllipsis Arts in Roslyn, New York has released Voices of Forgotten Worlds, a two-CD set with accompanying 96-page book "highlighting the history, traditions and essence of 28 distinct cultures by tracing their musical heritage." Tuvan throat singing, Bolivian panpipes, aboriginal didgeridoo and clapstick wedding music, Wodaabe herdsmen clicking their teeth as part of a mating ritual and the haunting "om" of Tibetan monks chanting are just some of the...