At the heart of The Singing Image of Fire is the poetry
of Rumi and other timeless literature from the Near East, India and the Far East.
Led by drummer Brian Adler, Prana Trio’s music seems inspired by the
atmospheric chamber jazz of the old ECM label—a rippling symphony of orchestral
percussion and fluid piano improvisations of Frank Carlberg and Carmen Staaf.
Korean vocalist Sunny Kim lends a lovely voice to English translations of the
poetry, but in the context of this album the meaning of the words is less
important than the musical sounds she makes from them.
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