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Ancient Future — Purple Spirits cover artwork. A purple cover with three images inside circles. One of the images is a photo of Zakir Hussain.

Album reviews

Ancient Future Honors Musical Lineage on Purple Spirits

Angel Romero May 23, 2026 No Comments Abbos Kosimov Aditya Kalyanpur Ancient Future Benjy Wertheimer Bui Huu Nhut flamenco guitar fretless bass George Brooks Glissentar 11-string fretless guitar Kai Eckhardt Mariah Parker Matthew Montfort Paul McCandless santur scalloped fretboard guitar tabla Uzbek percussion Vietnamese music world fusion world music

Ancient Future — Purple Spirits (Tributes to Musical Giants) (Ancient-Future.Com Records, 2026) On Purple Spirits, Ancient Future has gathered multifaceted and imaginative tributes to artists…

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Mariah Parker Espiritu Samba. Cover of her album Windows Through time. A photo of the artist standing next to a grand piano.

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Mariah Parker’s Highly Satisfying Mix of Jazz and Samba

Tom Orr August 29, 2024 No Comments Mariah Parker samba world fusion world jazz world music

There’s been many a meeting between jazz and the rhythms of Latin America, and “Espiritu Samba” by American pianist Mariah Parker is a prime example…

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Events

Ancient Future to Perform at Trinity Chapel

World Music Central News Room December 5, 2016 No Comments Ancient Future Mariah Parker Matthew Montfort Vishal Nagar world fusion

Pioneering world fusion act Ancient Future is set to perform on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Trinity Chapel in Berkeley. The concert will feature guitarist…

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