Ever since the early '90s, when he released the acclaimed Drumming at the Edge of Magic book and the book/record set Planet Drum, Mickey Hart was nearly as well-known as a...
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This collaboration, recorded in 1982 at The Grateful Dead Studios, combined Hart with the composers and performers of the Tibetan Bells series. Since Yamantaka is the...
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After the passing of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia and the venerable band's demise, it was percussionist Mickey Hart who proved to be the most creatively resilient....
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Along with Bobby Weir's Ace (1972) and Jerry Garcia's Garcia (1972), Mickey Hart (percussion) issued his debut solo in 1972. Some unfortunate business dealings involving...
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Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has long been a proponent and student of world music. He produced this 1976 all-percussion outing, which is a compelling and powerful...
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It's been a long strange trip from the early days of the Grateful Dead to
Mickey Hart's cult of spiritual percussion. For one, it's a reminder of how
much music has changed...
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Though Spirit into Sound does not break much new ground creatively for Mickey Hart, it does feature some nice elements. Hart's new age sort of blend of melodic elements and...
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This is a reasonable but far too brief overview of Mickey Hart's six world music releases for the Rykodisc label. Since these albums, dating from 1976's Diga to 1998's...
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