{"product_id":"ekanayaka-planets-humanity","title":"Ekanayaka: Planets \u0026 Humanity - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePlanets \u0026amp; Humanity\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eEkanayaka\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eGrand Piano\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e747313987924\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2021-05-14\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         The eight works in this album explore reflections on the eight planets of the solar system and the earth's seven continents. Most bear echoes of traditional melodies originating from indigenous peoples. Largely composed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanya Ekanayaka's passionate awareness of the connections and congruences between the past and present is reflected in her vision of harmonious co-existence. In this cycle she presents a tapestry of moods - tenderness, fantasy and vivid 'trans-creations' of ancient melodies. DR TANYA EKANAYAKA is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning Sri Lankan-British concert composer-pianist. Although trained as a pianist, her compositional skills are the result of a purely intuitive and natural development. Influenced by her multifaceted background, multilingualism, ambidexterity and partial color synesthesia her works which she describes as 'deeply autobiographical' and which evolve when she is at the piano (and at times in her dreams), have not been scored in any form but remain precisely frozen in her memory once evolved. Consistent with her interdisciplinary background, she holds a doctorate for interdisciplinary research involving Linguistics and Musicology from The University of Edinburgh, where she has also been engaged part time in academic teaching since 2007, as well as advanced academic and professional qualifications in Music Performance, Linguistics and Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Planets ; Humanity - Piano Reflections~Neptune: Asháninka Kindled \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Planets ; Humanity - Piano Reflections~Mercury With Antarctica \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Planets ; Humanity - Piano Reflections~Uranus: Numbulwar Sustaining \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Planets ; Humanity - Piano Reflections~Venus: Sámi Traced \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Planets ; Humanity - Piano Reflections~Saturn: Rond Inspired \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Planets ; Humanity - Piano Reflections~Earth - Life \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Planets ; Humanity - Piano Reflections~Jupiter: Cree Cast \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Planets ; Humanity - Piano Reflections~Mars: Hadzabe Touched\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/180342190\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Ekanayaka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39348680654919,"sku":"41522530","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/3953796-2696267.jpg?v=1711735164","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/ekanayaka-planets-humanity","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}