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Chris Rosser - Indian dotar, Turkish cumbus oud, guitars, pianos, melodica, harmonium
River Guerguerian - Middle Eastern frame drums & doumbek, cajon, drumset, congas, gongs, tabla...
Eliot Wadopian - string and electric basses

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New Bedouin Dance Liner Notes:

1. Garden of the Beloved (Rosser, BMI)
A devotional piece bringing to mind the mystical writings of Rumi, Hafez and Baha'u'llah.
Chris: acoustic guitar, dotar, Rhodes, harmonium
River: tabla, talking drum, cymbals, zils
Eliot: string bass

2. Seventh Crossing (Rosser, BMI)
A 7/4 groove with a feeling of travel, be it physical or metaphysical.
Chris: cumbus oud, acoustic & electric guitars, melodica, harmonium
River: drum kit, doumbek, coccoon rattles, gong
Eliot: string bass

3. Bodhisattva (Rosser, BMI)
A simple pentatonic tune.
Chris: dotar, cumbus oud
River: riq
Eliot: string bass

4. New Bedouin Dance (Rosser, BMI)
Inspired by the music of groups like Oregon, early Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett. The trio arrangement introduces a Morroccan gypsy/Afro-cuban flavor.
Chris: acoustic guitar, Rhodes, melodica, harmonium, handclaps
River: congas, doumbek, gourd, shaker, triangle, clave, handclaps
Eliot: string bass, handclaps

5. Lalit's Friend (Rosser, BMI)
Reminiscent of the haunting Indian classical morning raga, Lalit.
Chris: dotar, cumbus oud, electric sitar, electric guitar, harmonium, melodica
River: frame drums, talking drum, gongs, bells, cymbal
Eliot: string bass, fretless bass guitar

6. Radio Asheville (Rosser/Guerguerian/Wadopian, BMI)
From a one take spontaneous improvisation at the end of a long day in the studio.
Chris: Wurlitzer electric piano, cumbus oud, dotar, melodica
River: drum kit, gongs, bells
Eliot: electric bass guitar

7. Alap for Parshuram (Wadopian, BMI)
This composition combines the techniques learned on bass and the sarangi (bowed Indian string instrument) from Eliot's great friend and teacher Parshuram Bandari.
The last half of this composition is a liturgical piece from the Gregorian Chant "For The Beauty of the Earth".
Eliot: string bass

8. Holly's Groove (Guerguerian, BMI)
The main rhythmic cycle is in 18/8 (3+5+3+7), is based in 2's and 3's, and has a Central Asian/Middle Eastern/Indian influence. The rhythmic structure is:18/8, 5/8, 18/8, 7/8, 7/4, 18/8, 12/8, 18/8.
River: cajon, voice, riq, coccoon rattles, doumbek

9. Logic and Logos (Rosser/Guerguerian/Wadopian, BMI)
A collage of two sonic experiments.
Chris: electric guitar, dotar
River: gongs, bells, frame drum
Eliot: string bass

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