Confucius. Buddha. Jesus. Muhammad. Four extraordinary sages who influenced world civilization more deeply than any other human beings in history. As just one measure of their importance, current rankings of the most influential people in history consistently put them at or near the top of the list. Four centuries after the rise of the scientific worldview, their influence in human affairs continues to be fundamental, underscoring issues ranging from questions of ethics and justice to religious and political conflicts to other issues that dominate today's headlines.
The title of the album also defines the musical route. Modern arrangements and traditional instruments are being united. The globalization of music styles has been taking place, frontiers are torn down and multiple musical facets from Asian and Far Eastern areas are melted together. From this mix, arises the exotic modern attraction, colorful, brilliant, similar to the modern fashion…
Red Buddha proves once more that he has the feel for many ethnical music-genres and knows to use these skilfully on this new release.
The sound developed, projects pictures of the recording locations right into the retina of the listener. The music invites to dream about Africa and India, to imagine the markets, the pulsing street life and the festivities on beaches and in the cities. It seems like the music fills the air with the scent of these cultures.
Music evolves and so does Buddha-Bar. This year marks a turning point in the history of the Buddha-Bar music compilations in all aspects such as music and design. On the musical side, this change is performed by DJ Papa, resident DJ of Buddha-Bar Monte Carlo since the opening in 2010. Donato Papadia aka DJ Papa, with Italian origin, started mixing in 1973 in an atmosphere of rock, soul and funk music. Curious by nature, he moved towards new wave music and naturally evolved towards techno and house music. The arrival of ethnic sounds opened the path towards a new world where he flourished as one of the best DJ. Then he played in more than 300 world-renowned clubs and became the resident DJ of Jimmy'z Monte Carlo where he remained for almost 11 years before finding his temple: Buddha-Bar Monte-Carlo. It is the perfect place for Donato to distill his House, minimal and ethnic music gems…