This series of pieces begins with "Salutation" - a greeting. Sometimes in performance I describe the bass note as being like a river, broad and wide, like the Amazon river, and the salutation is to the people that live on it's margins. Images and the pace of a journey ensue with "Out of the Blue". In the context of a river the track can be likened to the eddies and current of the water. "Reverie" is a dreamlike piece, a reflection, a past love. In "Globalisation" I associate the different layers within the composition with both the positive and negative aspects of the current globalisation of the world. I wrote "A Call to Peace" having watched various films shot in Afghanistan. It is an appeal to all those involved with the decision for the act of war. In writing the music I was inspired by recollections of the sound of the Muslim Adhan "call to prayer". "Andiamo" means "let's get going". This is a sensual and joyful piece of music and I think of South American dancers when I am playing.

Into the Amazon
Over the last fourteen years the Mato Grosso of Brazil has been a frequent destination for me. Various tribal groups live in this region including the Xavante tribe with whom I have lived and worked. My involvement with this tribal group developed from a chance meeting when I was performing in events connected with the Earth summit in 1992 and in response to my concert the Xavante invited me to visit their village. They informed me that singing is integral to their daily cultural activities and that I must come and hear them sing. Two years later when I was living in Rio de Janeiro I followed up this invitation and travelled by bus for two days and eventually arrived on the edge of their reservation. I was guest in a traditional Xavante dwelling with a Chief and his family and entered into their world. They invited me to record their singing and the lyrics for the songs come from their dream time. Singing together is a unifying element for this tribal group. In this production I have selected some of these recordings which inspired me to compose "Into the Amazon".

Here is a breakdown of each song:

• The production commences with "Dawn" and I accompany the birdsong.
• "Morning Song" is a group singing at the beginning of the day.
• "Rain man sings" is a recording of the Chief singing as he celebrated a rain storm.
• "Agosta's Anthem" is sung by the Chief's daughter. She asked me to record her early one morning when we were washing by the river. It is a song known by many Indians, a kind of anthem and is about their observation of the demise of the local habitat. In the song they warn of the consequent dangers and advise "not to mess with the trees and the nature".
• "Adolescents" is a recording of adolescent boys. They sing in groups tutored by an elder during a period before manhood when they live in seclusion from the daily life in the village.
• "Proclamation" is a recording of the whole village singing which occurs at the end of each day.
• Finally "Atsawidi Maria" - Atsawidi is a Xavante word used in greeting, in sending good wishes and here is a greeting to Maria - adopted from the Roman Catholics into their own religion. At the end of the day these prayers are said after their singing. The sun has set and night sounds of the forest fill the air.

1. Salutation Out Of The Blue
2. Reverie
3. Globalisation
4. A Call To Peace
5. Andiamo (Let's Get Going)
6. Dawn
7. Morning Song
8. Rain Man Sings
9. Agosta's Anthem
10. Adolescents
11. Proclamation
12. Atsawidi Maria Prayer

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 05/13/2013
Emily Burridge lives in Shaftesbury England

Tagged as: World, New Age, Cello, World Influenced

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