Ancient Forward

World Music with influences from reggae, R&B, and pop. Well thought out lyrics with a strong message for change and enlightenment in the world. Sweet female vocalist. Not necessarily a unique album but fun. I liked the whole thing but stared my favorites.

Review by Savitri

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1. [0.43] short instrumental with airy flute.
2. *[5:05] direct lead in from song 1. Hand drums and synth cords, upbeat lyrics. A little poppy. Fun change up at 2.30 with added sitar and drums. 30 seconds of male chanting at end.
3. **[4.07] Upbeat, happy lyrics. A definite R&B feel with some reggae type beats and acoustic guitar. Simple percussion with female vocals. Spanish halfway through, switch to mariachi feel. UPBEAT.
4. [4:45] Upbeat lyrics and feel. Bright and sunny. 2 minutes in some rap/spoken male voice. Deep percussion.
5. [4:13] Reggae song. Steel synth beats, electro sounds. Male + female vocals, sung and rapped.
6. [6.27] Guitar and hand drums. More serious feel with some pop edge. A long song with detailed lyrics. Melody is slightly repetitive.
7. ***[3:36] Happy song! Great vocals, slower start but picks up at 1 minute. Very positive song.
8. [3:59] Slow start with electric guitar. Melodic. Message about changing one’s life and being positive. Picks up around 2 minutes.
9. [3:11] Discordant beats, dancey reggae feel. Pleading vocals and lyrics.
10. [4:18] Accordion start with synth beats. Upbeat positive lyrics. Melody is a little repetitive but it works well. Not much depth to sound, very light but solid percussion.
11. [5:56] Slow start, wait ‘til 10 seconds for sound. Synth piano and animal/forest sounds (frogs, crickets, grasshoppers). Slow melody. A little drone/dreamy sound. At 5 minutes song stops and spoken vocals with spiritual message. The last 30 seconds are dead sound (nothing is happening) so be prepared with next track.