Set to an alluring sea of sound, Legends of Passage
is a collection of island melodies preserved and retold
by Wu Hao-en and the Daniel Ho Trio.
A world-class collaboration that combines the powerful voice of Taiwanese Golden Melody Award winning vocalist and Puyuma tribesman Wu Hao-en with a team of exceptional musicians brought together by six-time Grammy Award winner Daniel Ho.
¡§Trace, Layer, Carve, and Paint¡¨ depictions (print pigment and acrylic paint on wood plank carvings) by Etan Pavavalung of the Paiwan Tribe.
(13 prints included.)
Wu Hao-en¡¦s dynamic vocal duet performances with fellow aboriginal artist Jiajia have earned him his place in Taiwanese music. He worked with Daniel Ho for the first time on the 2012 album, On a Gentle Breeze. His beautiful voice, musicality, and guitar playing impressed Grammy Award-winning Ho. Steve Billman on bass and Randy Drake on drums fill out the Daniel Ho Trio to complete the sound of Legends of Passage. This world music album includes seven traditional indigenous songs, three songs written by Hao-en, and two written by Daniel, and encompasses a sea of diverse styles and brilliant musicianship. It presents a refreshingly seamless blend of traditional melodies and new tunes treated with a contemporary fusion of genres.
Wandering through a blend of island traditions and world music.
Drifting in the beauty of a melodic dream, a painted paradise.
Floating on a sea of sound by Wu Hao-en and Daniel Ho.
Like the migration of great sea life, the journey of music has been an intrinsic calling for these two individuals. One grew up immersed in the waters of Hawai¡¦i, and the other has swum amongst singers from a diversity of ethnicities. One from the West, and one from the East, together they have created a wonderful body of music based on the concept of oceanic passage.
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