Cirque du soleil in New Age Music

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"Le Best of Cirque du Soleil" (09/21/2004) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiqueThe Cirque Du Soleil acrobat troupe has used interesting musical soundtracks since their inception in the early 1980's. Now a multifaceted company, the various Cirque Du Soleil ensembles have released several albums documenting their music. On this 20th Anniversary Edition, listeners will be treated to compositions from many of their shows, including selections from SALTIMBANCO, ALEGRIA and others. Not surprisingly, "Egypte" from MYSTERE features the jingles of Egyptian tambourines, and Islamic scales from Northeast Africa. The only thing missing is the belly dancer. The Indonesian-flavored "Gamelan" from the show O vividly depicts Java and Bali. "Vocea" from VAREKAI is more of a Western pop tune, though it is not sung in English. Pulsating percussion and robust strings dominate this mix. Since LE BEST offers a smattering of music from around the world, this collection will give listeners an opportunity to hear the kind of musical diversity encouraged by the Cirque Du Soleil founders. Indeed, this compilation is as unique and multicultural as the performers and show designers themselves.

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"Alegria [Digipak]" (07/20/2004) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiqueComposer: Rene Dupere. Cirque Du Soleil: Francesca Gagnon (vocals); Jean-Marie Benoit (acoustic 12-string guitar, classical guitar); Howard Forman (electric guitar); Francis Covan (violin, accordion); Marc Langis (double bass, bass guitar); Dominique Messier (drums); Andre Gosselin (percussion). Recording information: Studio-St.-Vincent, Montreal, Canada.

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"Dralion" (07/12/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiquePersonnel: Erik Karol, Agnes Sohier, Boujemaa Razgui (vocals); Lionel Hamel (guitar, banjo, electric sitar); Rafik Samman (mandola, oud, riqq, daff); Stephane Allard, Celine Arcand, Melanie Belair (violin); Jean Rene, Brian Bacon, Stephanie Bozzini (viola); James Darling, Carloe Bogenez (cello); Eric Mercier (bagpipes, chalemie); Normand Forget (oboe); Marin Nasturica (accordion); Maxime Sainte-Pierre (trumpet); Jocelyn Veillette, Denys Derome, Jean-Jules Poirier (French horn); Slyvain Grand (keyboards, electronic drums, percussion, samples); Dominique Grand (bass synthesizer, bass, contrabass, log drums); Pierre Pepin (contrabass); Alain Quirion (drums); Mohamed Raky (darbouka); Yvon Plouffe (percussion); Mario Venditti, Violaine Corradi (samples). Producers include: Sylvain C. Grand, Dominique Grand. Recorded at Wildsky Studio, Morin Heights, & Shockwave Music & Sound, Montreal, Canada. Cirque Du Soleil: Rrik Karol (vocals); Lionel Hamel (guitar, sitar); Stephane Allard (violin); James Darling (cello); Marin Nasturica (accordion); Sylvain Grand (keyboards, electronic percussion); Dominique Grand (synthesizer, bass instrument); Pierre Pepin (double bass); Mohamed Raky (darabukka); Yvon Plouffe (percussion). Recording information: Shockwave Music & Sound, Montreal, CN.

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"Journey of Man (Sdtk)" (05/02/2000) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Sony ClassicalOriginal score composed by Benoit Jutras.

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"Saltimbanco" (05/17/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiqueComposer: Rene Dupere. Cirque Du Soleil: Rene Bazinet (vocals); Robert Stanley, Jimmy Rouleau (guitar); Andre Proulx (electric violin); Pierre Tremblay (harmonica); Jean Pierre Zanella (saxophone); Eric Alain (keyboard); Marc Langis (bass instrument); Dominique Messier (drums, percussion); Paul Picard (percussion).

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"Varekai (Sdtk)" (01/07/2003) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, RCA Victor Records (USA)Cirque du Soleil's 2002 stage production, VAREKAI ("Wherever" in Bohemian patois) is the story of a fallen angel who wanders the underworld with a series of strange guides. His salvation comes in part from realizing the oneness of all humanity. Fittingly, the album of the same name (this is not the exact score of the show) is a maelstrom of exotic electronica containing a multiversity of ethnic flavors. African djembe sidles up to Gypsy violin, French musette-style accordions sigh over Indonesian shakers, and the languages of the world are sung, chanted, and whispered to thrilling effect. "Funambul" ("tightrope walker" in French) makes haunting use of a variety of vocal tricks: goose-bump-inducing chorale singing, a lovely mezzo-soprano solo, a reoccurring spoken-word part, and mysterious child-like whispers. Other ethnic fusion highlights include the techno-Qawwali "Oscillum," and "Emballa," a highly infectious faux-Afro-Brazilian number. Inspired by gypsies and nomads, VAREKAI celebrates the wandering spirit in all of us.

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"Ka" (10/18/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiqueCirque Du Soleil: Elise Velle, Philippe Lapan-Vandal, Ella, Martin Lord-Ferguson (vocals); Jimmy Rouleau (guitar); Carla Antoun (cello); Nicolas Williams (accordion). Recording information: 2005. Music has always been a key part of the world famous circus troupe Cirque du Soleil's various performances (and each one has its own accompanying soundtrack available for purchase). Composed by longstanding Cirque du Soleil composer Rene Dupere and directed by well-known Hollywood conductor Simon Leclerc, 2005's KA is one of the most sweeping and ambitious of the troupe's works. Featuring a large choir and a full symphony orchestra, KA builds on the troupe's usual dramatic, world music-flavored pop to create a soundtrack worthy of the grand spectacle the company presents for this martial-arts themed show.

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"Varekai (Sdtk)" (07/20/2004) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiqueComposer: Violaine Corradi. Recording information: Sphere, Spirit Dance, London, England; Phase One, Toronto, Canada; Piccolo Studios, Montreal Canada. Cirque du Soleil's 2002 stage production, VAREKAI ("Wherever" in Bohemian patois) is the story of a fallen angel who wanders the underworld with a series of strange guides. His salvation comes in part from realizing the oneness of all humanity. Fittingly, the album of the same name (this is not the exact score of the show) is a maelstrom of exotic electronica containing a multiversity of ethnic flavors. African djembe sidles up to Gypsy violin, French musette-style accordions sigh over Indonesian shakers, and the languages of the world are sung, chanted, and whispered to thrilling effect. "Funambul" ("tightrope walker" in French) makes haunting use of a variety of vocal tricks: goose-bump-inducing chorale singing, a lovely mezzo-soprano solo, a reoccurring spoken-word part, and mysterious child-like whispers. Other ethnic fusion highlights include the techno-Qawwali "Oscillum," and "Emballa," a highly infectious faux-Afro-Brazilian number. Inspired by gypsies and nomads, VAREKAI celebrates the wandering spirit in all of us.

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"Solarium Delirium" (05/17/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiqueCirque Du Soleil: Roger Sanchez (various instruments, programming); Julian Jabre (various instruments); Christophe Goze, Michael "Maestro" Landin (guitar); Trond Tellefsen (piano); Robin 12tree, Scars (keyboards); John Benitez (bass instrument); Luisito Quintero (congas, timbales, percussion); Barry Jamieson (programming). Recording information: 1992 - 2004.

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"O" (09/06/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiqueCirque Du Soleil: Julie McInnes (vocals, acoustic guitar, tiple, cello); Toumany Kouyate (vocals, kora); Roxanne Potvin (vocals, flute, percussion); Elise Guay (vocals, bagpipe, shawm, recorder, crumhorn); Lei Qiang (erhu); Jean-Francois Cote (accordion, keyboards, programming, sampler); Stephanie Gariepy (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards); Vovo (percussion, sound effects). The Cirque du Soleil franchise has produced many fine soundtracks. Among them is O, a show with water as its leitmotif. A play on the French word for water ("eau"), O reflects the always clever and artful minds of this contemporary dance/circus troupe. O opens with "Jeux d'Eau," a classically influenced adagio movement that features a contemplative cello melody and refined piano chords. From here, the soundtrack picks up steam with "Mer Noire," a piece that begins with a small vocal choir, then quickly transforms into an exhilarating overture replete with pounding drum rhythms and edge-of-your-seat string acrobatics. In the spirit of past Cirque du Soleil shows, O also borrows from various ethnic styles. Predictably, "Africa" blends various genres from the continent together with a vocal from an African native. Similarly, "Gamelan" invokes the sophisticated melodicism and modal underpinnings of Indonesian music while "Terre Aride" celebrates the exotic flavors of the Middle East. Overall, this is electrifying music; each composition bursts with color and variety.

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"Zumanity" (03/22/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil Musique

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"Quidam" (06/14/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiqueThis is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Cirque Du Soleil: Audrey Brisson Jutras, Mathieu Lavoie (vocals); Pierre Cote (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); Jean-Marie Benoit (classical guitar); Bernard Cormier (violin); Elizabeth Dolin (cello); Marie Andree Benny (flute); Andy Czerny (accordion); Jean Pierre Zanella (soprano saxophone); Carl Marsh (keyboards, synthesizer); Claude Arsenault (bass instrument); Daniel Hubert (double bass); Pierre Hebert (drums); Benoit Jutras (programming). Recording information: 1996.

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"La Nouba" (08/16/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiquePersonnel: Dessy Di Lauro, O'Neill Langlois, Kyla Gilbert-Heaney, Misery (vocals); Clifford Schwartz (guitar); Benoit Lajeunesse (violin); Guy Belanger (harmonica); Andy Czerny (accordion); Alain Bradette (saxophone, keyboards); Benoit Glazer (trumpet, keyboards, programming); Jean-Francois Bedard (acoustic & electric basses); Georges Bertrand (drums, samples). Recorded at the Cirque Du Soleil Theatre, Orlando, Florida from March 8-12, 1999. Cirque Du Soleil: Dessy Di Lauro (vocals); Clifford Schwartz (guitar); Benoit Lajeunesse (violin); Alain Bradette (saxophone, keyboards); Benoit Glazer (trumpet, keyboards, programming); Jean-Francois Bedard (double bass, bass guitar); Joe Bertrand (drums, sampler).

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"Collection" (03/24/1998) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, RCA Victor Records (USA)

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"Mystere" (09/06/2005) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Du Soleil MusiquePersonnel includes: Elise Gouin, Nathalie Gauvin, Luis Perez (vocals); Pobert Stanley (electric guitar); Philippe Dunnigan (violin); Andre Proulx (electric violin); Yegor Dyachkov (cello); Luis Perez (Pan flute, percussion); Bill Kinal (accordion); Ron Di Lauro, Roger Walls, Patrick Veter, Andre Leroux, Jean Frechette (horns); Marc Langis (electric bass); Dominique Messler (drums); Rene Dupere, Luc Gilbert (programming); The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Engineers include: Rod Heany, Karl Sutton, Juraj Durovic. Recorded at Studio Victor & Studio Belle Graves, Montreal, Canada; Oakdale Post Audio, Las Vegas, Nevada; Studio Smecky, Prague, Czech Republic.

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"Varekai (Sdtk)" (12/17/2002) New Age Cirque Du Soleil, BMG (Canada)Canadian version. Cirque du Soleil's 2002 stage production, VAREKAI ("Wherever" in Bohemian patois) is the story of a fallen angel who wanders the underworld with a series of strange guides. His salvation comes in part from realizing the oneness of all humanity. Fittingly, the album of the same name (this is not the exact score of the show) is a maelstrom of exotic electronica containing a multiversity of ethnic flavors. African djembe sidles up to Gypsy violin, French musette-style accordions sigh over Indonesian shakers, and the languages of the world are sung, chanted, and whispered to thrilling effect. "Funambul" ("tightrope walker" in French) makes haunting use of a variety of vocal tricks: goose-bump-inducing chorale singing, a lovely mezzo-soprano solo, a reoccurring spoken-word part, and mysterious child-like whispers. Other ethnic fusion highlights include the techno-Qawwali "Oscillum," and "Emballa," a highly infectious faux-Afro-Brazilian number. Inspired by gypsies and nomads, VAREKAI celebrates the wandering spirit in all of us.

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