River Of Stars (dedicated to Arro, Fiona, Aloha) by Adrian Freedman

(composed by Adrian Freedman & Amir Paiss) Amir Paiss – santur Adrian Freedman – shakuhachi Recorded live in Mullumbimby, Byron Bay, Australia Recording date February 2018 In February 2018 I travelled to Australia for the first time, where I met a sweet soul, a fellow musical traveller, by the name of Amir Paiss. Amir plays the Persian santur and he was co- founder of the internationally acclaimed Hebrew-Arab world music ensemble SHEVA. Amir and I played an impromptu evening of music together at a house concert in Byron, then a few days later we decided to meet late at night to make an outdoor recording, taking advantage of the balmy, warm evening. We set up some mics in Amir’s beautiful hillside garden under a starry sky. There was no audience - just the moon, the stillness of the trees and the sounds of the night ...the chirupping of the insects in the background adding another dimension as they seem to weave into the music. We played deep into the night, and from those recordings come these two tracks River of Stars and Isra, which is a Sufi term for the supersensible inter-dimensional travel by night. Dedication: Recently a friend of ours, still a teenager, dies under tragic circumstances. This has caused shockwaves through our extended community. His mother is a very dear friend of ours, and she in turn is deeply beloved by many as a wise and compassionate woman. In the midst of this tragedy I'd like to dedicate the piece 'River of Stars' for Arro, Fiona, Aloha and all those in need of some stillness and peace in this dark night of the soul. Home Page: ☛ https://adrianfreedman.com Itunes Music: ☛ https://bit.ly/adrianfreedman Bandcamp: ☛ https://adrianfreedman.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: ☛ https://www.facebook.com/adrian.freedman.shakuhachi/ Instagram: ☛ https://www.instagram.com/adrian_freedman_music/ Spotify: ☛ https://bit.ly/adrianfreedmanspotify

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World