Mickey Hart "Planet Drum"

Mickey Hart

"Planet Drum"
( LP Rykodisc Records, 1991 )
Catalog # RLP 10206

Tracklisting:
1 - Udu Chant 3:40
Cowbell - Sikiru Adepoju
Drums, Tabla, Balafon - Zakir Hussain
Drums, Tambourine, Triangle, Vocals - Mickey Hart
Vocals, Chimes, Tamanco, Whistles - Airto Moreira
2 - Island Groove 5:44
Caxixi, Rattles, Cymbal, Voice - Airto Moreira
Djembe, Congas, Shekere, Vocals - Babatunde Olatunji
Drums - Mickey Hart
Dundun, Duggi Tarang - Sikiru Adepoju
Madal, Dholak - Zakir Hussain
3 - Light Over Shadow 3:51
Djembe, Ngoma, Ashiko - Babatunde Olatunji
Drums, Cowbell, Flute, Vocals - Airto Moreira
Vocals - Flora Purim
4 - Dance Of The Hunter's Fire 2:59
Bells - Sikiru Adepoju
Djembe - Babatunde Olatunji
Djembe, Shaker - Airto Moreira
Ghatam - T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram
Shaker - Caryl Ohrbach , Flora Purim
Shekere - Frank Colon
Shekere, Congas - Giovanni Hidalgo
5 - Jewe "You Are The One" 4:06
Vocals - Flora Purim
Vocals, Percussion - Babatunde Olatunji , Bruce Langhorne , Gordy Ryan , Mickey Hart
6 - The Hunt 3:51
Bells, Tabla, Naal - Zakir Hussain
Djembe, Ashiko, Ngoma - Babatunde Olatunji
Drums - Mickey Hart
Dundun - Sikiru Adepoju
Ghatam, Jew's Harp - T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram
Shaker - Airto Moreira
7 - Temple Caves 3:14
Djembe, Congas - Babatunde Olatunji
Gudugudu - Sikiru Adepoju
Percussion, Shaker, Tarang, Duggi, Rain Stick - Mickey Hart
Shaker, Voice, Conch Shell, Gongs - Airto Moreira
Tabla, Taya - Zakir Hussain
8 - The Dancing Sorcerer 2:57
Berimbau - Airto Moreira
Tabla, Madal - Zakir Hussain
9 - Bones 4:10
Balafon, Bones - Mickey Hart
Bata - Giovanni Hidalgo
Dundun, Shaker, Bells - Zakir Hussain
Vocals - Babatunde Olatunji , Flora Purim
10 - Lost River 2:58
Cymbal, Shaker, Wood Blocks, Percussion - Airto Moreira
Djembe, Dundun - Sikiru Adepoju
Drums - Mickey Hart
Duggi Tarang, Conch Shell - Zakir Hussain
Vocals - Babatunde Olatunji , Flora Purim
11 - Evening Samba 4:30
Bells - Mickey Hart , Sikiru Adepoju , Zakir Hussain
Drums, Tambourine, Whistling, Wood Blocks, Cymbals, Bells - Airto Moreira
Ghatam - T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram
Shaker, Bells - Babatunde Olatunji
12 - Iyanu "Surprises" 2:02
Vocals - Flora Purim , Molonga Casquelord
Vocals, Bamboo - Airto Moreira
Vocals, Claps - Babatunde Olatunji
Vocals, Gourds - Mickey Hart
13 - Mysterious Island 5:49
Drums [Udu] - Jeff Sterling
Percussion, Dumbec - Mickey Hart
Percussion, Flute [Nose Flute], Tambourine - Airto Moreira
Wind Chimes, Vocals - Flora Purim

Personnel & Credits:
Co-producer - Airto Moreira , Babatunde Olatunji , Flora Purim , Sikiru Adepoju , T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram , Zakir Hussain
Engineer - Jeff Sterling , Tom Flye
Mastered By - Paul Stubblebine
Producer - Mickey Hart

Review:
A dazzling all-percussion workout with plenty of muscle and deep grooves, it features many of the world musicians from At the Edge, and is loosely tied to Hart's book of the same name.
Bob Tarte (AMG)

By Celo