Artist description The award-winning music of Ancient Future combines the contemporary sounds of jazz and rock with the irresistible rhythms of African, Balinese, Indian, Middle Eastern and South American percussion, the rich harmonies of Europe, and the beautiful melodies of Asia. In short, their music is an exhilarating fusion of exciting rhythms and exotic sounds from around the globe.

Music Style World Fusion Music

Musical Influences Ancient traditional music from around the world and contemporary rock and jazz.

Similar Artists Shakti, Oregon, Zakir Hussain, Dead Can Dance, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Mickey Hart, L. Subramaniam, Afro Celt Sound System, Natacha Atlas

Artist History BILLBOARD calls the group "trendsetters " for contributing to the emerging genre known as world fusion music, a term Ancient Future coined at its inception in 1978 for music that blends musical ideas from many different cultures. Since then, the band has released six full length CDs selling over 150,000 units, has been featured on CD samplers selling over 500,000 units, performed hundreds of concerts, and has started ancient-future.com, a world music education website that gets over 160,000 hits monthly.

Group Members Led by scalloped fretboard guitarist Matthew Montfort with Jim Hurley (violin, guitar, percussion), Emam (tabla, dumbek, percussion), Moses Sedler (cello), Doug McKeehan (keyboards) plus special guest artists that regularly appear such as Ustad Habib Khan (sitar), Liu Qi-Chao (Chinese reeds, flutes and string instruments), Irina Mikhailova (vocals), and Sapphira (world dance).

Instruments Scalloped fretboard guitar, violin, world flutes, cello, sitar, keyboard, tabla, dumbek, gamelan, African talking drum, percussion, drums, and many traditional ethnic instruments

Albums Visions of a Peaceful Planet, Natural Rhythms, Quiet Fire, Dreamchaser, World Without Walls, Asian Fusion. Seventh CD to be released soon.

Press Reviews "Ancient Future is a rare kind of band that might simultaneously aggravate purists, confound New Age dilettantes, seduce skeptics, and dazzle just about everybody else. Delicious compositions, intricate arrangements, crisp playing and impeccable production put these ambitious voyagers in a league of their own." --Derk Richardson, SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN ====================================================== "I found your MP3's on mp3.com while searching for world music. It is rare that I find music that really impacts me. Most music I never have a solid connection with or I find it abrasive or shallow and end up deleting it or never listening to it again. Yours is the first music I have really found close to my heart in while. This is very rare. Thank you."--Ian Felton, mp3.com user.

Additional Info #1 Most Visited World Music Website

Location Kentfield, CA - USA

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