This is a portion
of the CD booklet
appearing with
the release of
Maya Soleil's CD
"Dance of the New Sun"

Maya Soleil - Dance of the New Sun

"Yeah momma, yeah momma..
We met these people along the way.

They were dancing,
so come join the celebration"

Ordering
Credits
Lyrics
Home

 

On the Way (Kalela)
(Traditional)

Moye Kashimbi - Vocals, ngoma drum
Jane Hall - Ngoma drum
Rob Pastorok - Sticks

Mwankana (Lost Love, New Love)
(Morris, Kashimbi)

Moye Kashimbi - Lead vocal
Emily McIntosh - Backing vocal
Tanesha Ross - Backing vocal
Bob Antolin - Alto flute
Rob Pastorok - Keyboards, agogo bell
Jane Hall - Balafon
Bryant Hill - Electric bass
T.J. Morris - World drum kit, shekere, vocals

Munise - Munise (Take Me Back Home)
(Pastorok, Kashimbi, Hill)

Moye Kashimbi - Lead vocal
Bob Antolin - Alto Saxophone
Rob Pastorok - Keyboards
Abram Marx - Guitar
Jane Hall - Dumbec
Bryant Hill - Electric bass
T.J. Morris - World drum kit, bells, rainstick

Lunga Kasomene (Passage to Manhood)
(Marx, Kashimbi, Morris, Pastorok)

Moye Kashimbi - Lead and backing vocals
Katrina Lehman - Backing vocal
Bob Antolin - Soprano saxophone, pool table hits
Rob Pastorok - Keyboards, talking drum, floor stomps
Abram Marx - Guitar
Jane Hall - Agogo and cowbells, blocks, shekere
Vernon Huffman - Barn floor stomps
Victor Norman - Barn floor stomps
Bryant Hill - Electric bass
T.J. Morris - World drum kit, backing vocal, floor stomps

Riq's Interlude
(Hall)

Jane Hall - Dumbec, riq
Moye Kashimbi - Fanta bottle flute
Rob Pastorok - Talking drum
T.J. Morris - Djembe

Bello Montană (Beautiful Mountain)
(Pastorok, Ware, Marx, Morris)

Emily McIntosh - Lead vocal
Tanesha Ross - Lead vocal
Bob Antolin - Soprano saxophone, MIDI wind controller
Rob Pastorok - Keyboards
Jane Hall - Maracas
Bryant Hill - Electric bass
T.J. Morris - World drum kit, backing vocal, Montană introduction and shoom, schooms

Acid Test
(Pastorok, Marx, Morris)

Bob Antolin - Soprano saxophone
Rob Pastorok - Keyboards
Jane Hall - Dumbec
Bryant Hill - Electric bass

Run Don't Walk
(Pastorok, Morris, Marx)

Rob Pastorok - Balafon
Jane Hall - Balafon
Bob Antolin - Flute
Bryant Hill - Electric bass
T.J. Morris - World drum kit, vocal

Snappy Boots
(Marx, Morris, Pastorok)

Moye Kashimbi - African vocal rap
Zach Spiegelman - Vocal on introduction and hey hey
Bob Antolin - Alto saxophone
Rob Pastorok - Keyboards, finger snaps
Jane Hall - Cowbells, blocks, djembe
Victor Norman - Vocal "water drop", finger snaps
Abram Marx - Electric bass
T.J. Morris - World drum kit, triangle, finger snaps

Drum Don't Talk
(Morris)

T.J. Morris - World drum kit

Maya Soleil (Lover of Inner Light)
(Pastorok, Morris, Kashimbi, Marx, Gullienne)

Moye Kashimbi - Lead vocal
Bob Antolin - MIDI wind controller
Rob Pastorok - Balafon
Jane Hall - Balafon
Bryant Hill - Electric bass
T.J. Morris - World drum kit, lead and backing vocals, rainstick, leg shakers

Kalela (Dance People)
(Traditional)

Moye Kashimbi - Vocals, ngoma drum
Jane Hall - Ngoma drum
Rob Pastorok - Sticks

Produced by Victor Norman & T.J. Morris

Arranged by Rob Pastorok, T.J. Morris & Abram Marx

Recorded at Bear Creek Studio, Woodinville, WA
Engineer - Ryan Hadlock
Assistant Engineer - Greg Young
Intern - Brad Zeffern

Riq's Interlude and Kalela recorded at Maya Soleil Studio, Woodinville, WA by T.J. Morris and Rob Pastorok

Mixed at Sage Arts, Arlington, WA
Engineer - Daniel Protheroe
Assistant Engineer - Matthew Gephart

Mastered by Bob Katz at Digital Domain, Altamonte, FL

Photographs
Bob Johnson (portraits), Serge Gubelman (portrait of Jane Hall), Michele Smith-Lewis (instruments) & Bill Ruth (Moye's photo)

The cover, back, and tray have adaptations of a Hubble Telescope image of Gas Towers (cocoons for embryonic stars) in the Eagle Nebula. The original image was obtained from the SOHO EIT Consortium at http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pr/1998/18/greatest-hits-gallery.html; SOHO is a joint ESA-NASA program.

Photo Artwork and Layout by Rob Pastorok with help from Image East, Bellevue, WA

Special thanks to:
Susan E. Nelson for always being there. Abram Marx, Pamela Ware, and T.J Morris for the energy and improvisation that started it all. Victor Norman for believing in us from the beginning. Moye Kashimbi and Mohammed Shaibu for showing us the way. Michelle Donahue for warmth and great cooking. Vernon Huffman for storytelling and creative help with live shows. Zach Spiegelman for the title of Snappy Boots. Chris Chappell of Liquid City Records and Pacific Pro Audio for equipment. Dave Rodgers of Hanzsek Audio for tape transfers and loan of a lifesaving device. Ryan Hadlock of Bear Creek Studio for long hours, candles, and just the right vibe.

 

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