Aurora Juliana Ariel is one of those rare artists whose clear voice and beautiful music transmit to more than just the ear, but reaches into the listener‘s heart with hidden healing messages. Coupled with the extraordinary talent of musician/composer Bruce BecVar, Aurora‘s offering awakens our inner peace and invites our own calm center to bubble up to the surface. Aurora‘s mystical language is at once both exotic and familiar, adventurous and comforting. Renaissance of Grace, as one of the song titles indicates, is truly a Journey Of The Heart: one pleasurable piece of music after another that you will never want to end. The work as a whole lives up to its name.-Pamela Polland, Recording Artist, Vocal Coach
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“Renaissance of Grace” is the beautiful solo debut from Hawaiian new age/gypsy artist Aurora Juliana Ariel. Centered around the exotic, sensual, and worldly vocals of Ariel, and with the help of multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist Bruce BecVar, this album delivers nine solid new age songs that fans of the genre and new age newcomers alike can thoroughly enjoy. The musical arrangements are led by stunningly and skillfully styled fingerpicking acoustic guitar work, though they incorporate a number of exotic and worldly instruments, such as the flute, violin, and percussive instruments, as well as light ambience, to perfectly accompany Ariel and BecVar’s stellar vocal performances. The songs are mystical, transcendent, and uplifting, and take you to a happy place. “Renaissance of Grace” is well-recorded with a great balance of vocals and arrangements, and has a great sound for wine tastings or relaxation. “Breathless Wind” is a slow-paced track with some flute work, an excellent fingerpicking guitar arrangement, and great vocal harmony between Ariel and BecVar. “Under a Shiva Moon” has a solid arrangement with nicely layered rhythm and lead guitars, a nice beat, and immaculate dueling and harmonic vocals between Ariel and BecVar. “Renaissance of Grace” is truly an incredible debut from Aurora Juliana Ariel with something to offer not only new age and world music fans, but also music fans in general.
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