Album Notes

Featuring a host of top-drawer artists including Grammy Award winner John-Carlos Perea, acclaimed Jazz composer Marcus Shelby, virtuoso violinist/composer Colm Ó Riain, award-winning poets Pireeni Sundaralingam and Ilya Kaminsky, Indian Roma musician extraordinaire Oliver Rajamani, beatboxer phenom Kid Beyond and many other fine performers, "Bridge Across the Blue" is a profoundly beautiful take on modern America.

Forging new links between Native American chant and jazz, Aztec blessing ways and African blues, and a diverse range of poetry and music from different genres, this CD explores the connections between the voices and metaphors of these United States - what emerges is a striking new picture of America and a joyous celebration for the 21st century.
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"One of the top 7 poetry/music collections ever recorded" - About.com

"The Splendor of Many Tongues .. to pair world musicians from very different cultures to work together, that makes this album unique" - San Francisco Chronicle

"A fascinating, at times, unspeakably beautiful, new CD" - Bob Callahan, Before Columbus Foundation

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Producers: Word & Violin (Colm Ó Riain & Pireeni Sundaralingam)

Featured Artists: Francisco X. Alarcón | Avotcja | Jimmy Biala | Kid Beyond (Andrew Chaikin) | Jessica Ivry | Jaime Jacinto | Ilya Kaminsky | Jeff Marrs | Lillis Ó Laoire | Colm Ó Riain | Mike Olmos | Glen Pearson | John-Carlos Perea | Javier Muñiz | Oliver Rajamani | Marcus Shelby | Adam Shulman | Pireeni Sundaralingam | Amy Tobin | Francis Wong