TiRa and Ron Boots – Sky over Afrika

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01 / Sky over Afrika – 06:57
02 / Under African Stars – 08:31
03 / Wings over the Serengeti – 08:17
04 / Whispers of the Savanah – 11:03
05 / Echoes of the Red Earth – 08:59
06 / Moonrise over the Kilimanjaro – 06:50
07 / Behing the Endless Dune’s – 07:16
08 / Golden Horizon’s – 10:42

Total CD – 01:08:41

THE SKY OVER AFRICA

Above mighty mountain ranges, lush green belts, deep blue lakes, endless deserts and vast expanses of savannah, inhabited by the untamed wildlife of this ancient land — including the largest creatures ever to walk the Earth —stretches an immense and boundless sky. A sky whose own infinite diversity bestows grace upon this overwhelming beauty, embracing it all in a single, magnificent harmony. Africa is a place of longing — a world where everything this Earth has to offer seems to come together in a remarkable symbiosis. A continent rich in the diversity of its people, in their appearance, their traditions and their cultural identities — a diversity that does not seek to erase its differences in some great melting pot, but allows each uniqueness to remain. And yet, it is on a journey towards becoming a richly faceted, harmonious whole — a unity born of diversity.

Through numerous album releases, composers Ron Boots and Ralf Gülpen (TiRa) have demonstrated their remarkable musical sensitivity for harmony and their gift for creating fascinating sonic landscapes. Together, they represent a refreshing, compelling and impressive example of independent musicians — two artists who follow their own individual paths, creating extraordinary melodies and soundscapes that are unmistakably their own. Music that dares to be different. And it is precisely these differences, or perhaps because of them, that have allowed the two musicians to discover a mutual appreciation, to inspire one another and to support each other’s creative journeys. Thus, another beautiful symbiosis has emerged.

Different artistic visions and approaches merge here on a higher plane, giving birth to something entirely new and beautiful. Each enriches the other’s musical universe, expanding the boundaries of their shared sonic spectrum with qualities that neither could have created alone. And just as with the fascinating worlds of experience presented on their previous albums, the listener is invited to lean back, relax, and surrender to this ew musical cosmos. To let the sounds carry them beyond the familiar, to wander through distant landscapes of imagination, and to send their thoughts soaring towards the heavens. Wilfried Schüller