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Ben Tavera King Desert Dreams (1984) [NewAge][mp3 320][h33t][schon55]

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Ben Tavera King - Desert Dreams
Year: 1984
Label: Global Pacific
Total time: 42:48
Bitrate: 320 kbps

Ben Tavera King (born 1952) is an American new age musician. He performs on guitar, lute, and vihuela.

King received notice in the 1980s and early 1990s on public radio for his releases, many of which were issued on his own label, Talking Taco. He composed the music for several PBS programs, including Heritage and Mujeres con SIDA. The album Themes of Passion was composed as the soundtrack for the PBS special Los Mineros. His most commercially successful album was 1990's Coyote Moon, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard World Music Albums chart. King also founded the label Iago, which releases new age and American Indian music. ~ Wikipedia

Ben Tavera King is the founder and manager of Talking Taco Records and its spinoff label, Iago, two of the leading CD labels in the world of Native American and new age music. His musical background is as a master guitarist, lutenist and performer of vinuela, and he has traveled extensively performing and recording. His early albums such as Desert Dreams, Coyote Moon and Turquoise Trail received fine reviews from such publications as Time, Jazziz, and CD Review. He has also composed theme music for PBS programs including the Heritage series and Mujeres con Sida among others. His work has received much airplay nationally on public radio, jazz, new age and alternative music stations.
Considered by many to be King's finest album, Themes of Passion was composed for the PBS documentary Los Mineros as part of the popular series, The American Experience. Rich and beautiful, with many passages of brooding intensity, the work combines traditiona Mexican music with contemporary elements; scored for King's trademark nylon-string guitar, marimba, accordion, synthesizers and harmonica, the score explores depths of musical emotion rarely encountered in television productions. ~ Philip Krumm, All Music Guide

Personnel:
Ben Tavera King (Guitar)
David Tavares (Alto and Tenor Saxophone)
Alex Medina (Percussion)
Mike Allison (Bass)
Dubby Hankins (Hand Percussion)

Ben Tavera King - Desert Dreams Tracks:
01 Baby's Fandango 7:03
02 Cactus Blossom 4:11
03 Ecos de la Sierra (Mountain Echoes) 5:35
04 Santa Fe (The Classic Latin) 2:07
05 Secrets of the Mesa 4:50
06 Windspout 3:11
07 Dragon Flies 4:38
08 Storyteller 3:13
09 Mirage 4:40
10 Desert Storm 3:15
All compositions by Ben Tavera King

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