Kathy Sanborn - Lights of Laniakea (2015)

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Title: Lights of Laniakea
Year Of Release: 2015
Label: That Other Label
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
Total Time: 01:06:51
Total Size: 416 mb
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Tracklist

01. Star Catcher
02. Follow the Light
03. Soul Dancing
04. Someday
05. Little Candle
06. Lani Heaven
07. Immeasurable Sky
08. The Stuff of Stars
09. Abundant Love
10. Akea
11. Seeds of Hope
12. Fantasy



Teaming with 2015 GRAMMY-winning musician Ricky Kej, Kathy Sanborn combines her trademark silky vocals and heartfelt compositions with Kej's consummate arranging skills to create a groundbreaking form of World music in Sanborn's seventh album, Lights of Laniakea. A true cross-cultural blend of enchanting and uplifting compositions, Lights of Laniakea introduces a fresh and inspiring perspective to the genre of World music. Sanborn says, Lights of Laniakea is packed with cheerful songs and positive energy. Always an optimist, I wanted to share my upbeat vision for the world in Lights of Laniakea, and Ricky Kej was the ideal arranger to bring my compositions to life. Just what is Laniakea? Back in 2014 at the University of Hawaii, scientists mapped a new supercluster that contains our own galaxy, the Milky Way. They named it Laniakea, which means, Immeasurable Heaven. The album, Lights of Laniakea, describes our universal desire to live in the light - in the immeasurable heaven that is our home. The album contains twelve songs with engaging grooves, all composed by Sanborn. Kej adds his own magical touches to each track, resulting in works of art that the listener will want to experience again and again. Lights of Laniakea is World music that will expand your own musical universe with peaceful pleasure. Kathy Sanborn is an American singer and composer renowned for her velvet voice and elegant style. Sanborn won a 2015 American Songwriting Award for the World single, Fantasy. GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist Ricky Kej has earned multiple honors for his composition and production skills. His most recent project, Winds of Samsara, reached #1 on the Billboard New Age charts and won a 2015 GRAMMY Award. The album also won Album Of The Year and Best World Music Album at the 2014 Zone Music Reporter Awards.