Originally, Café Del Mar was a bar located in Sant Antoni de Portmany, a town on the western coast of Ibiza. The collections of the music played at the bar were first sold on cassette at the end of the 1980s. In 1994, the first official "Café del Mar" CD was released on React.
The best Cafe Del Mar albums date mostly from DJ Jose Padilla's time as curator of the series (1994-1999) and they remain essential snapshots of warm, tech-savvy, post-dance chillout music… an oasis of old-school ambient, warm Arabian strings, liquid dub, Latin melodies, nu jazz and lounge. Each is spread over a wide, blissed-out canvas that's as bright as a sunny day.
Era, Bliss, Schiller, Enigma, Secret Garden, Vangelis, Amethystium, Delerium, Yello and many more.
Sivamani is an amazing South Indian Percussion musician who got phenomenal reputation all over the world. He worked with many great musicians to name a few John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Trilok Gurtu etc. And practically, he performed in almost every work of A.R. Rahman. Although he performed in countless albums, this one is his debut album as a leader. He assembled many great musicians including Zakir Hussain, Louis Banks, U. Shrinvas, Niladri Kumar etc for this jam packed recording which resulted a different and modern approached, good contemporary percussion album. Have a good ride. Enjoy.