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Kiva (1995) is a collaborative album by the American ambient musicians Steve Roach, Michael Stearns and Ron Sunsinger. A kiva is an underground ceremonial chamber used by Native American cultures of the Southwest.
The album is a mixture of traditional Native American ceremonies and highly experimental ambient music.
“East Kiva, ‘Calling in the Midnight Water” is a Peyote ceremony. “South Kiva, ‘Mother Ayahuasca” is an Ayahuasca ceremony from the South American rainforest. “West Kiva, ‘Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions” is a Sundance. The Sundance is an elaborate ceremony used by the tribes of the central plains to seek visions and initiate holy men. “North Kiva, ‘Trust and Remember” is a non-traditional improvisation created by the three artists in a cave in Northern New Mexico.
[edit] Track listing
- ”Passage One” (2:27)
- ”East Kiva, ‘Calling in the Midnight Water” (13:42)
- ”Passage Two” (1:59)
- ”South Kiva, ‘Mother Ayahuasca” (15:13)
- ”Passage Three” (2:12)
- ”West Kiva, ‘Sacrifice, Prayer and Visions” (17:27)
- ”Passage Four” (2:00)
- ”North Kiva, ‘Trust and Remember” (9:42)
- ”The Center” (2:33)
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